AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i7-12700K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

Intel Core i7-12700K is 7,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Intel Core i7-12700K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 9, Intel Core i7-12700K wins 19 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +6,0 % 269,9fps 287,3fps Multi-thread +1,0 % 89,8points 90,8points Single-thread +13,4 % 106,0points 122,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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

Intel Core i7-12700K +6,4 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 17.381 points +8,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.341 points +0,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 41.225 points +9,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 308,4 fps +9,6 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 237,0 fps +15,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 22.633 points +5,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 273,5 fps +8,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 330,2 fps +37,6 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps 332,0 fps +13,1 %

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps 386,3 fps +2,4 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +1,0 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 105.623 MIPS +10,9 %

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

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 904,0 s +8,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 29.768 KB/s +40,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 3.248 points +6,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 8.355 points +4,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 7.752 points +5,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 17.034 points +42,7 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 10.129 points +0,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 9.532 points +15,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 7.482 points +48,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 4.021 points +35,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 2.054 points +15,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 15.537 points +27,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 7.446 px/s +5,7 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +15,5 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 1.046 points +9,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 1.923 points +18,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 703,0 px/s +17,0 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i7-12700K
Codename	Vermeer	Alder Lake
Series	Ryzen 5000	Core 12000
Release	November 5, 2020	Q4 2021
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$450
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i7-12700K
Cores / threads	12	12
Threads	24	20
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost clock	4.8 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	25 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i7-12700K
TDP / base power	105 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	190 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	90 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i7-12700K
Socket	AM4	LGA1700
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	n/a	2
PCI Express	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i7-12700K
System power idle	92 W	82 W
System power load	205 W	136 W
CPU package idle	34 W	9 W
CPU package load	122 W	50 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	58 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	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	DDR4 4400	DDR5-5200

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