AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900K

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AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Overall performance index

85,6

Rank 5 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel

Intel Core i9-12900K

Overall performance index

70,1

Rank 16 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$648

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 22,1% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Intel Core i9-12900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 16, Intel Core i9-12900K wins 12 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +50,3 % 440,1fps 292,8fps Multi-thread +6,5 % 109,0points 102,4points Single-thread +13,7 % 144,0points 126,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Intel Core i9-12900K 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 +50,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.091 points 18.147 points +21,7 %

VR Mark Blue Room 12.410 points 6.363 points +95,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 64.725 points 45.316 points +42,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 484,1 fps 338,9 fps +42,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 409,0 fps 233,0 fps +75,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.678 points 23.095 points +2,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 447,7 fps 343,9 fps +30,2 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 419,7 fps 255,2 fps +64,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 463,6 fps 508,2 fps +9,6 %

Counter-Strike 2 488,7 fps 372,9 fps +31,1 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +6,5 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 135.936 MIPS 122.953 MIPS +10,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 55,0 s +12,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 798,0 s 815,0 s +2,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 56.061 KB/s 34.523 KB/s +62,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.581 points 4.051 points +13,1 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.057 points 10.540 points +16,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.536 points 9.159 points +21,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.859 points 18.464 points +16,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.231 points 11.769 points +15,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 10.224 points 10.311 points +0,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 6.099 points 7.731 points +26,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 4.139 points +11,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.284 points 2.111 points +8,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.995 points 18.143 points +13,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.533 px/s 9.045 px/s +20,1 %

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 +13,7 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.189 points 1.063 points +11,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.379 points 2.000 points +19,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 752,0 px/s 736,0 px/s +2,2 %

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 i9-12900K
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$648
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
Cores / threads	8	16
Threads	16	24
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5.2 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	30 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
TDP / base power	120 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	241 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
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 i9-12900K
System power idle	123.2 W	101 W
System power load	227 W	351 W
CPU package idle	25.5 W	18 W
CPU package load	110 W	212 W
Temperature idle	42.5 °C	29 °C
Temperature load	62.1 °C	86 °C
Highest measured clock	4918 MHz	5000 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
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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