AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i9-12900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i9-12900K

Overall performance index

70,1

Rank 16 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$648

Intel Core i9-12900K is 12,2% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Intel Core i9-12900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 1, Intel Core i9-12900K wins 27 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +7,8 % 269,9fps 292,8fps Multi-thread +12,2 % 89,8points 102,4points Single-thread +16,3 % 106,0points 126,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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

Intel Core i9-12900K +8,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 18.147 points +13,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.363 points +0,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 45.316 points +0,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 338,9 fps +0,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 233,0 fps +13,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.095 points +7,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 343,9 fps +15,9 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 255,2 fps +6,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps 508,2 fps +35,3 %

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps 372,9 fps +1,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +13,9 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 122.953 MIPS +4,9 %

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

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 815,0 s +20,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 34.523 KB/s +62,3 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 4.051 points +17,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 10.540 points +32,0 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 9.159 points +24,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 18.464 points +54,7 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 11.769 points +15,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 10.311 points +25,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 7.731 points +53,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 4.139 points +39,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 2.111 points +18,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 18.143 points +49,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 9.045 px/s +28,4 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +19,5 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 1.063 points +11,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 2.000 points +23,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 736,0 px/s +22,5 %

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 i9-12900K
Codename	Vermeer	Alder Lake
Series	Ryzen 5000	Core 12000
Release	November 5, 2020	Q4 2021
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$648
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i9-12900K
Cores / threads	12	16
Threads	24	24
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Max boost clock	4.8 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	30 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i9-12900K
TDP / base power	105 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	241 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	90 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i9-12900K
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 i9-12900K
System power idle	92 W	101 W
System power load	205 W	351 W
CPU package idle	34 W	18 W
CPU package load	122 W	212 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	29 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	86 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	5000 MHz
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	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	DDR4 4400	DDR5-5200

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