AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i7 12700KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 cores 4.7GHz and Intel Core i7 12700KF with 12 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 's Advantages
Released 11 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i7 12700KF 's Advantages
Lower TDP (125W vs 170W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+4%
2033
Intel Core i7 12700KF
1944
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+28%
29242
Intel Core i7 12700KF
22801
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+5%
2942
Intel Core i7 12700KF
2790
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+24%
19092
Intel Core i7 12700KF
15374
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+4%
119
Intel Core i7 12700KF
114
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+39%
1643
Intel Core i7 12700KF
1175
Blender
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+16%
406
Intel Core i7 12700KF
349
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+12%
2277
Intel Core i7 12700KF
2031
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+37%
20503
Intel Core i7 12700KF
14961
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+7%
4317
Intel Core i7 12700KF
4020
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+51%
52013
Intel Core i7 12700KF
34419
General Parameters
Sep 2022
Release Date
Oct 2021
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Raphael
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-12700KF
AM5
Socket
LGA-1700
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Integrated Graphics
No
Package
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
170 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
8
24
Performance Core Threads
16
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
5.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
12
Total Core Count
12
24
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
47x
Multiplier
36x
-
L1 Cache
80 K per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5200
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
83.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
-
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
