Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Intel

Intel Core i9-12900K

Overall performance index

70,1

Rank 16 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$648

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 4,7% faster on average

Intel Core i9-12900K AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Individual tests: Intel Core i9-12900K wins 20, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 8 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +24,9 % 292,8fps 389,9fps Multi-thread +10,5 % 102,4points 92,6points Single-thread +4,1 % 126,6points 121,6points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900K 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 +33,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.147 points 17.654 points +2,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.363 points 6.245 points +1,9 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.316 points 58.088 points +28,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,9 fps 434,5 fps +28,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 233,0 fps 365,0 fps +56,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.095 points 23.688 points +2,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 343,9 fps 407,3 fps +18,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 255,2 fps 352,8 fps +38,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low 508,2 fps 425,8 fps +19,4 %

Counter-Strike 2 372,9 fps 481,6 fps +29,1 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +10,5 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 122.953 MIPS 121.326 MIPS +1,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 55,0 s 72,0 s +30,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 815,0 s 971,0 s +19,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 34.523 KB/s 50.227 KB/s +45,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.051 points 2.944 points +37,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 10.540 points 7.066 points +49,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.159 points 5.899 points +55,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.464 points 13.400 points +37,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 11.769 points 7.990 points +47,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 10.311 points 8.005 points +28,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.731 points 7.053 points +9,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.139 points 3.799 points +8,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.111 points 1.942 points +8,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 18.143 points 13.655 points +32,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.045 px/s 6.081 px/s +48,7 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +4,1 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.063 points 978,0 points +8,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.000 points 1.992 points +0,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 736,0 px/s 678,0 px/s +8,6 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	Intel Core i9-12900K	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$648	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i9-12900K	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Cores / threads	16	8
Threads	24	16
Performance cores	8	n/a
Efficient cores	8	n/a
Base clock	3.2 GHz	4.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5.2 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	14 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i9-12900K	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
TDP / base power	125 W	120 W
Max turbo power	241 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i9-12900K	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 i9-12900K	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
System power idle	101 W	115.9 W
System power load	351 W	184.4 W
CPU package idle	18 W	24 W
CPU package load	212 W	77.5 W
Temperature idle	29 °C	43 °C
Temperature load	86 °C	63.3 °C
Highest measured clock	5000 MHz	4438 MHz

Test system

	Intel Core i9-12900K	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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