AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i7-12700K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 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 9 7900X is 18,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Intel Core i7-12700K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 21, Intel Core i7-12700K wins 7 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +14,1 % 327,9fps 287,3fps Multi-thread +33,4 % 121,1points 90,8points Single-thread +7,8 % 132,0points 122,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X +14,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.044 points 17.381 points +3,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.266 points 6.341 points +1,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 53.424 points 41.225 points +29,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 399,6 fps 308,4 fps +29,6 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 272,0 fps 237,0 fps +14,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.430 points 22.633 points +3,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 358,1 fps 273,5 fps +30,9 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 281,9 fps 330,2 fps +17,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 330,2 fps 332,0 fps +0,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 392,1 fps 386,3 fps +1,5 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +33,4 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 168.704 MIPS 105.623 MIPS +59,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 49,0 s 67,0 s +36,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 737,0 s 904,0 s +22,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 49.402 KB/s 29.768 KB/s +66,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.736 points 3.248 points +45,8 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 11.225 points 8.355 points +34,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.465 points 7.752 points +22,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.689 points 17.034 points +8,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 12.711 points 10.129 points +25,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.614 points 9.532 points +0,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.674 points 7.482 points +31,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.447 points 4.021 points +16,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.024 points 2.054 points +1,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 19.493 points 15.537 points +25,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.630 px/s 7.446 px/s +29,3 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 28.752 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +7,8 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.091 points 1.046 points +4,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.141 points 1.923 points +11,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 703,0 px/s +3,4 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.897 points –

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i7-12700K
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Alder Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core 12000
Release	September 27, 2022	Q4 2021
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$450
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i7-12700K
Cores / threads	12	12
Threads	24	20
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	4.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost clock	5.6 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	25 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i7-12700K
TDP / base power	170 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	190 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i7-12700K
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	n/a	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i7-12700K
System power idle	126 W	82 W
System power load	288 W	136 W
CPU package idle	38.8 W	9 W
CPU package load	175 W	50 W
Temperature idle	45.7 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	77.1 °C	58 °C
Highest measured clock	5656 MHz	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5381 MHz	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	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, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD	DDR5-5200

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