Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Intel

Intel Core i9-12900K

Overall performance index

70,1

Rank 16 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$648

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is 13,1% faster on average

Intel Core i9-12900K AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Individual tests: Intel Core i9-12900K wins 12, AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 16 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +22,4 % 292,8fps 377,1fps Multi-thread +3,3 % 102,4points 99,1points Single-thread +18,3 % 126,6points 155,0points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900K 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 +28,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.147 points 22.620 points +24,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.363 points 6.226 points +2,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.316 points 63.563 points +40,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,9 fps 475,4 fps +40,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 233,0 fps 303,0 fps +30,0 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.095 points 23.521 points +1,8 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 343,9 fps 392,3 fps +14,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 255,2 fps 337,8 fps +32,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 508,2 fps 370,9 fps +37,0 %

Counter-Strike 2 372,9 fps 404,8 fps +8,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +3,3 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 122.953 MIPS 125.199 MIPS +1,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 55,0 s 70,0 s +27,3 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 815,0 s 934,0 s +14,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 34.523 KB/s 40.012 KB/s +15,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.051 points 3.171 points +27,8 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 10.540 points 7.947 points +32,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.159 points 6.609 points +38,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.464 points 13.961 points +32,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 11.769 points 9.048 points +30,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 10.311 points 9.051 points +13,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.731 points 8.223 points +6,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.139 points 4.869 points +17,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.111 points 2.552 points +20,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 18.143 points 14.481 points +25,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.045 px/s 6.737 px/s +34,3 %

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 +22,4 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.063 points 1.290 points +21,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.000 points 2.545 points +27,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 736,0 px/s 816,0 px/s +10,9 %

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

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i9-12900K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Cores / threads	16	8
Threads	24	16
Performance cores	8	n/a
Efficient cores	8	n/a
Base clock	3.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Max boost clock	5.2 GHz	5.5 GHz
L2 cache	14 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	32 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i9-12900K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
TDP / base power	125 W	65 W
Max turbo power	241 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i9-12900K	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 i9-12900K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
System power idle	101 W	110.6 W
System power load	351 W	195.2 W
CPU package idle	18 W	24.4 W
CPU package load	212 W	88 W
Temperature idle	29 °C	49 °C
Temperature load	86 °C	65 °C
Highest measured clock	5000 MHz	4777 MHz

Test system

	Intel Core i9-12900K	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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