AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs Intel Core i7-12700K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 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 7950X is 29,2% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Intel Core i7-12700K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 22, Intel Core i7-12700K wins 6 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +19,9 % 344,3fps 287,3fps Multi-thread +60,6 % 145,8points 90,8points Single-thread +11,9 % 137,0points 122,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X +19,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.343 points 17.381 points +22,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.323 points 6.341 points +0,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.240 points 41.225 points +34,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 413,2 fps 308,4 fps +34,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 295,0 fps 237,0 fps +24,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.471 points 22.633 points +3,7 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 370,8 fps 273,5 fps +35,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,3 fps 330,2 fps +10,7 %

Fortnite720p, Low 352,7 fps 332,0 fps +6,2 %

Counter-Strike 2 371,7 fps 386,3 fps +3,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +60,6 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 206.980 MIPS 105.623 MIPS +96,0 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 36,0 s 67,0 s +86,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 679,0 s 904,0 s +33,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 54.074 KB/s 29.768 KB/s +81,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.287 points 3.248 points +93,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 14.994 points 8.355 points +79,5 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 12.684 points 7.752 points +63,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.658 points 17.034 points +8,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.621 points 10.129 points +64,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.824 points 9.532 points +3,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.573 points 7.482 points +34,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.301 points 4.021 points +21,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.162 points 2.054 points +5,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 23.310 points 15.537 points +50,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.516 px/s 7.446 px/s +68,1 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +11,9 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.130 points 1.046 points +8,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.234 points 1.923 points +16,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 745,0 px/s 703,0 px/s +6,0 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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 7950X	Intel Core i7-12700K
Cores / threads	16	12
Threads	32	20
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	4.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	25 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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 7950X	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	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 9 7950X	Intel Core i7-12700K
System power idle	89 W	82 W
System power load	325 W	136 W
CPU package idle	35 W	9 W
CPU package load	219 W	50 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	92.8 °C	58 °C
Highest measured clock	5745 MHz	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5620 MHz	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-5200

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