Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 22,6% faster on average

Intel Core i7-12700K AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Individual tests: Intel Core i7-12700K wins 6, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 22 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +16,6 % 287,3fps 344,3fps Multi-thread +37,7 % 90,8points 145,8points Single-thread +10,6 % 122,4points 137,0points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700K AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X +19,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.381 points 21.343 points +22,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.341 points 6.323 points +0,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 41.225 points 55.240 points +34,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 308,4 fps 413,2 fps +34,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 237,0 fps 295,0 fps +24,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 22.633 points 23.471 points +3,7 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 273,5 fps 370,8 fps +35,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 330,2 fps 298,3 fps +10,7 %

Fortnite720p, Low 332,0 fps 352,7 fps +6,2 %

Counter-Strike 2 386,3 fps 371,7 fps +3,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +60,6 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 105.623 MIPS 206.980 MIPS +96,0 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 67,0 s 36,0 s +86,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 904,0 s 679,0 s +33,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 29.768 KB/s 54.074 KB/s +81,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.248 points 6.287 points +93,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 8.355 points 14.994 points +79,5 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.752 points 12.684 points +63,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 17.034 points 15.658 points +8,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.129 points 16.621 points +64,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.532 points 9.824 points +3,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.482 points 5.573 points +34,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.021 points 3.301 points +21,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.054 points 2.162 points +5,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.537 points 23.310 points +50,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.446 px/s 12.516 px/s +68,1 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +11,9 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.046 points 1.130 points +8,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.923 points 2.234 points +16,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 703,0 px/s 745,0 px/s +6,0 %

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 7950X
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 7950X
Cores / threads	12	16
Threads	20	32
Performance cores	8	n/a
Efficient cores	4	n/a
Base clock	3.6 GHz	4.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	25 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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 7950X
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 9 7950X
System power idle	82 W	89 W
System power load	136 W	325 W
CPU package idle	9 W	35 W
CPU package load	50 W	219 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	58 °C	92.8 °C
Highest measured clock	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)	5745 MHz
Avg clock in games	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)	5620 MHz

Test system

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Motherboard	n/a	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	n/a	DeepCool LS720
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-5200	DDR5-6400

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