AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Intel Core i7-12700K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 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 9900X is 26,6% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Intel Core i7-12700K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 24, Intel Core i7-12700K wins 4 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +17,3 % 337,0fps 287,3fps Multi-thread +41,5 % 128,4points 90,8points Single-thread +22,3 % 149,6points 122,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 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 9900X +17,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.341 points 17.381 points +5,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.204 points 6.341 points +2,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.031 points 41.225 points +21,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,2 fps 308,4 fps +21,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 293,0 fps 237,0 fps +23,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.617 points 22.633 points +4,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 381,9 fps 273,5 fps +39,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,7 fps 330,2 fps +10,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 331,4 fps 332,0 fps +0,2 %

Counter-Strike 2 459,5 fps 386,3 fps +18,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +41,5 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 178.176 MIPS 105.623 MIPS +68,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 44,0 s 67,0 s +52,3 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 695,0 s 904,0 s +30,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 47.354 KB/s 29.768 KB/s +59,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 5.061 points 3.248 points +55,8 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 12.630 points 8.355 points +51,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.368 points 7.752 points +33,7 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.710 points 17.034 points +8,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 13.830 points 10.129 points +36,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 12.659 points 9.532 points +32,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.135 points 7.482 points +22,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.854 points 4.021 points +20,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.498 points 2.054 points +21,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 21.444 points 15.537 points +38,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 10.508 px/s 7.446 px/s +41,1 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +22,3 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.267 points 1.046 points +21,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.510 points 1.923 points +30,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 712,0 px/s 703,0 px/s +1,3 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.334 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.398 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 9900X	Intel Core i7-12700K
Architecture	Zen 5	n/a
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Alder Lake
Series	Ryzen 9000	Core 12000
Release	August 15, 2024	Q4 2021
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$450
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	Intel Core i7-12700K
Cores / threads	12	12
Threads	24	20
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	4.4 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 9900X	Intel Core i7-12700K
TDP / base power	120 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	190 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	Intel Core i7-12700K
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 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 9900X	Intel Core i7-12700K
System power idle	122.2 W	82 W
System power load	292.1 W	136 W
CPU package idle	27.5 W	9 W
CPU package load	162 W	50 W
Temperature idle	44 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	90 °C	58 °C
Highest measured clock	5305 MHz	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	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	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 · Bei Last Springt Verbrauch kaum	DDR5-5200

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