AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i9-12900K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 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 9 7900X is 11,4% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Intel Core i9-12900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 19, Intel Core i9-12900K wins 9 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +12,0 % 327,9fps 292,8fps Multi-thread +18,3 % 121,1points 102,4points Single-thread +4,2 % 132,0points 126,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X +12,0 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.044 points 18.147 points +0,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.266 points 6.363 points +1,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 53.424 points 45.316 points +17,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 399,6 fps 338,9 fps +17,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 272,0 fps 233,0 fps +16,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.430 points 23.095 points +1,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 358,1 fps 343,9 fps +4,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 281,9 fps 255,2 fps +10,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 330,2 fps 508,2 fps +53,9 %

Counter-Strike 2 392,1 fps 372,9 fps +5,1 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +18,3 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 168.704 MIPS 122.953 MIPS +37,2 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 49,0 s 55,0 s +12,2 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 737,0 s 815,0 s +10,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 49.402 KB/s 34.523 KB/s +43,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.736 points 4.051 points +16,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 11.225 points 10.540 points +6,5 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.465 points 9.159 points +3,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.689 points 18.464 points +17,7 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 12.711 points 11.769 points +8,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.614 points 10.311 points +7,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.674 points 7.731 points +36,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.447 points 4.139 points +20,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.024 points 2.111 points +4,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 19.493 points 18.143 points +7,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.630 px/s 9.045 px/s +6,5 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 28.752 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +4,2 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.091 points 1.063 points +2,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.141 points 2.000 points +7,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 736,0 px/s +1,2 %

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 i9-12900K
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$648
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i9-12900K
Cores / threads	12	16
Threads	24	24
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5.6 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	30 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i9-12900K
TDP / base power	170 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	241 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i9-12900K
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 i9-12900K
System power idle	126 W	101 W
System power load	288 W	351 W
CPU package idle	38.8 W	18 W
CPU package load	175 W	212 W
Temperature idle	45.7 °C	29 °C
Temperature load	77.1 °C	86 °C
Highest measured clock	5656 MHz	5000 MHz
Avg clock in games	5381 MHz	n/a

Test system

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

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