Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is 15,2% faster on average

Intel Core i7-12700K AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Individual tests: Intel Core i7-12700K wins 7, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 21 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +12,4 % 287,3fps 327,9fps Multi-thread +25,1 % 90,8points 121,1points Single-thread +7,3 % 122,4points 132,0points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700K AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X +14,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.381 points 18.044 points +3,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.341 points 6.266 points +1,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 41.225 points 53.424 points +29,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 308,4 fps 399,6 fps +29,6 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 237,0 fps 272,0 fps +14,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 22.633 points 23.430 points +3,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 273,5 fps 358,1 fps +30,9 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 330,2 fps 281,9 fps +17,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 332,0 fps 330,2 fps +0,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 386,3 fps 392,1 fps +1,5 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +33,4 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 105.623 MIPS 168.704 MIPS +59,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 67,0 s 49,0 s +36,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 904,0 s 737,0 s +22,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 29.768 KB/s 49.402 KB/s +66,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.248 points 4.736 points +45,8 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 8.355 points 11.225 points +34,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.752 points 9.465 points +22,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 17.034 points 15.689 points +8,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.129 points 12.711 points +25,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.532 points 9.614 points +0,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.482 points 5.674 points +31,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.021 points 3.447 points +16,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.054 points 2.024 points +1,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.537 points 19.493 points +25,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.446 px/s 9.630 px/s +29,3 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 28.752 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +7,8 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.046 points 1.091 points +4,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.923 points 2.141 points +11,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 703,0 px/s 727,0 px/s +3,4 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 1.897 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 9 7900X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Alder Lake	Raphael AM5
Series	Core 12000	Ryzen 7000
Release	Q4 2021	September 27, 2022
Launch MSRP	US$450	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Cores / threads	12	12
Threads	20	24
Performance cores	8	n/a
Efficient cores	4	n/a
Base clock	3.6 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	5.6 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	25 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
TDP / base power	125 W	170 W
Max turbo power	190 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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	n/a
PCIe lanes	20	n/a
Integrated graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
System power idle	82 W	126 W
System power load	136 W	288 W
CPU package idle	9 W	38.8 W
CPU package load	50 W	175 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	45.7 °C
Temperature load	58 °C	77.1 °C
Highest measured clock	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)	5656 MHz
Avg clock in games	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)	5381 MHz

Test system

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD

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