AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs Intel Core i9-12900K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 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 7950X is 21,9% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Intel Core i9-12900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 21, Intel Core i9-12900K wins 7 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +17,6 % 344,3fps 292,8fps Multi-thread +42,4 % 145,8points 102,4points Single-thread +8,1 % 137,0points 126,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X +17,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.343 points 18.147 points +17,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.323 points 6.363 points +0,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.240 points 45.316 points +21,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 413,2 fps 338,9 fps +21,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 295,0 fps 233,0 fps +26,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.471 points 23.095 points +1,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 370,8 fps 343,9 fps +7,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,3 fps 255,2 fps +16,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low 352,7 fps 508,2 fps +44,1 %

Counter-Strike 2 371,7 fps 372,9 fps +0,3 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +42,4 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 206.980 MIPS 122.953 MIPS +68,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 36,0 s 55,0 s +52,8 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 679,0 s 815,0 s +20,0 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 54.074 KB/s 34.523 KB/s +56,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.287 points 4.051 points +55,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 14.994 points 10.540 points +42,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 12.684 points 9.159 points +38,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.658 points 18.464 points +17,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.621 points 11.769 points +41,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.824 points 10.311 points +5,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.573 points 7.731 points +38,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.301 points 4.139 points +25,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.162 points 2.111 points +2,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 23.310 points 18.143 points +28,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.516 px/s 9.045 px/s +38,4 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +8,1 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.130 points 1.063 points +6,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.234 points 2.000 points +11,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 745,0 px/s 736,0 px/s +1,2 %

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 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 7950X	Intel Core i9-12900K
Cores / threads	16	16
Threads	32	24
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	30 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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 7950X	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	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 i9-12900K
System power idle	89 W	101 W
System power load	325 W	351 W
CPU package idle	35 W	18 W
CPU package load	219 W	212 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	29 °C
Temperature load	92.8 °C	86 °C
Highest measured clock	5745 MHz	5000 MHz
Avg clock in games	5620 MHz	n/a

Test system

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

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