AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Intel Core i9-12900K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 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 9900X is 19,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Intel Core i9-12900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 24, Intel Core i9-12900K wins 4 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +15,1 % 337,0fps 292,8fps Multi-thread +25,4 % 128,4points 102,4points Single-thread +18,2 % 149,6points 126,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 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 9900X +15,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.341 points 18.147 points +1,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.204 points 6.363 points +2,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.031 points 45.316 points +10,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,2 fps 338,9 fps +10,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 293,0 fps 233,0 fps +25,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.617 points 23.095 points +2,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 381,9 fps 343,9 fps +11,0 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,7 fps 255,2 fps +17,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 331,4 fps 508,2 fps +53,3 %

Counter-Strike 2 459,5 fps 372,9 fps +23,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +25,4 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 178.176 MIPS 122.953 MIPS +44,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 44,0 s 55,0 s +25,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 695,0 s 815,0 s +17,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 47.354 KB/s 34.523 KB/s +37,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 5.061 points 4.051 points +24,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 12.630 points 10.540 points +19,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.368 points 9.159 points +13,2 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.710 points 18.464 points +17,5 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 13.830 points 11.769 points +17,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 12.659 points 10.311 points +22,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.135 points 7.731 points +18,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.854 points 4.139 points +17,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.498 points 2.111 points +18,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 21.444 points 18.143 points +18,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 10.508 px/s 9.045 px/s +16,2 %

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 +18,2 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.267 points 1.063 points +19,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.510 points 2.000 points +25,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 712,0 px/s 736,0 px/s +3,4 %

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 i9-12900K
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$648
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	Intel Core i9-12900K
Cores / threads	12	16
Threads	24	24
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.4 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 9900X	Intel Core i9-12900K
TDP / base power	120 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	241 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	Intel Core i9-12900K
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 i9-12900K
System power idle	122.2 W	101 W
System power load	292.1 W	351 W
CPU package idle	27.5 W	18 W
CPU package load	162 W	212 W
Temperature idle	44 °C	29 °C
Temperature load	90 °C	86 °C
Highest measured clock	5305 MHz	5000 MHz

Test system

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

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