Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 10,1% faster on average

Intel Core i7-12700K AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Individual tests: Intel Core i7-12700K wins 16, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 12 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +26,3 % 287,3fps 389,9fps Multi-thread +2,0 % 90,8points 92,6points Single-thread +0,6 % 122,4points 121,6points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700K AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 7 7800X3D +35,7 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.381 points 17.654 points +1,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.341 points 6.245 points +1,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 41.225 points 58.088 points +40,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 308,4 fps 434,5 fps +40,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 237,0 fps 365,0 fps +54,0 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 22.633 points 23.688 points +4,7 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 273,5 fps 407,3 fps +48,9 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 330,2 fps 352,8 fps +6,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 332,0 fps 425,8 fps +28,3 %

Counter-Strike 2 386,3 fps 481,6 fps +24,7 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D +2,0 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 105.623 MIPS 121.326 MIPS +14,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 67,0 s 72,0 s +7,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 904,0 s 971,0 s +7,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 29.768 KB/s 50.227 KB/s +68,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.248 points 2.944 points +10,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 8.355 points 7.066 points +18,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.752 points 5.899 points +31,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 17.034 points 13.400 points +27,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.129 points 7.990 points +26,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.532 points 8.005 points +19,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.482 points 7.053 points +6,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.021 points 3.799 points +5,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.054 points 1.942 points +5,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.537 points 13.655 points +13,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.446 px/s 6.081 px/s +22,4 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +0,6 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.046 points 978,0 points +7,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.923 points 1.992 points +3,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 703,0 px/s 678,0 px/s +3,7 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Alder Lake	Raphael AM5
Series	Core 12000	Ryzen 7000
Release	Q4 2021	April 6, 2023
Launch MSRP	US$450	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Cores / threads	12	8
Threads	20	16
Performance cores	8	n/a
Efficient cores	4	n/a
Base clock	3.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	25 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
TDP / base power	125 W	120 W
Max turbo power	190 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Socket	LGA1700	AM5
Memory	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe lanes	20	n/a
Integrated graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
System power idle	82 W	115.9 W
System power load	136 W	184.4 W
CPU package idle	9 W	24 W
CPU package load	50 W	77.5 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	43 °C
Temperature load	58 °C	63.3 °C
Highest measured clock	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)	4438 MHz
Avg clock in games	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	n/a	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	n/a	DeepCool LS720
BIOS	n/a	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-5200	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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