Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is 18,0% faster on average

Intel Core i7-12700K AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Individual tests: Intel Core i7-12700K wins 11, AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 17 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +23,8 % 287,3fps 377,1fps Multi-thread +8,4 % 90,8points 99,1points Single-thread +21,0 % 122,4points 155,0points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700K AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 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 9700X +31,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.381 points 22.620 points +30,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.341 points 6.226 points +1,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 41.225 points 63.563 points +54,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 308,4 fps 475,4 fps +54,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 237,0 fps 303,0 fps +27,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 22.633 points 23.521 points +3,9 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 273,5 fps 392,3 fps +43,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 330,2 fps 337,8 fps +2,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 332,0 fps 370,9 fps +11,7 %

Counter-Strike 2 386,3 fps 404,8 fps +4,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +9,1 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 105.623 MIPS 125.199 MIPS +18,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 67,0 s 70,0 s +4,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 904,0 s 934,0 s +3,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 29.768 KB/s 40.012 KB/s +34,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.248 points 3.171 points +2,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 8.355 points 7.947 points +5,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.752 points 6.609 points +17,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 17.034 points 13.961 points +22,0 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.129 points 9.048 points +11,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.532 points 9.051 points +5,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.482 points 8.223 points +9,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.021 points 4.869 points +21,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.054 points 2.552 points +24,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.537 points 14.481 points +7,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.446 px/s 6.737 px/s +10,5 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 32.383 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 20.422 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +26,7 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.046 points 1.290 points +23,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.923 points 2.545 points +32,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 703,0 px/s 816,0 px/s +16,1 %

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

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 5
Codename	Alder Lake	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Core 12000	Ryzen 9000
Release	Q4 2021	August 8, 2024
Launch MSRP	US$450	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Cores / threads	12	8
Threads	20	16
Performance cores	8	n/a
Efficient cores	4	n/a
Base clock	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	5.5 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	25 MB	32 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
TDP / base power	125 W	65 W
Max turbo power	190 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Socket	LGA1700	AM5
Memory	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 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 9700X
System power idle	82 W	110.6 W
System power load	136 W	195.2 W
CPU package idle	9 W	24.4 W
CPU package load	50 W	88 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	49 °C
Temperature load	58 °C	65 °C
Highest measured clock	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)	4777 MHz
Avg clock in games	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
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	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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