AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Intel Core i7-12700K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Overall performance index

85,6

Rank 5 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 29,4% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Intel Core i7-12700K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 24, Intel Core i7-12700K wins 4 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +53,2 % 440,1fps 287,3fps Multi-thread +20,1 % 109,0points 90,8points Single-thread +17,7 % 144,0points 122,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Intel Core i7-12700K Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +53,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.091 points 17.381 points +27,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 12.410 points 6.341 points +95,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 64.725 points 41.225 points +57,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 484,1 fps 308,4 fps +57,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 409,0 fps 237,0 fps +72,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.678 points 22.633 points +4,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 447,7 fps 273,5 fps +63,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 419,7 fps 330,2 fps +27,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 463,6 fps 332,0 fps +39,6 %

Counter-Strike 2 488,7 fps 386,3 fps +26,5 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +20,1 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 135.936 MIPS 105.623 MIPS +28,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 67,0 s +8,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 798,0 s 904,0 s +13,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 56.061 KB/s 29.768 KB/s +88,3 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.581 points 3.248 points +10,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.057 points 8.355 points +8,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.536 points 7.752 points +2,9 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.859 points 17.034 points +7,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.231 points 10.129 points +1,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 10.224 points 9.532 points +7,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 6.099 points 7.482 points +22,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 4.021 points +8,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.284 points 2.054 points +11,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.995 points 15.537 points +2,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.533 px/s 7.446 px/s +1,2 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 23.255 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 18.159 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +17,7 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.189 points 1.046 points +13,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.379 points 1.923 points +23,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 752,0 px/s 703,0 px/s +7,0 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.951 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.232 points –

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
Architecture	Zen 5	n/a
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Alder Lake
Series	Ryzen 9000	Core 12000
Release	November 7, 2024	Q4 2021
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$450
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
Cores / threads	8	12
Threads	16	20
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	4.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost clock	5.2 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	25 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
TDP / base power	120 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	190 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
System power idle	123.2 W	82 W
System power load	227 W	136 W
CPU package idle	25.5 W	9 W
CPU package load	110 W	50 W
Temperature idle	42.5 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	62.1 °C	58 °C
Highest measured clock	4918 MHz	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	n/a
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	n/a
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	n/a
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a	DDR5-5200

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