AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i7 12700KF

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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 (DDR5-5200 vs DDR5-4800)

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)

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 +8%

121

Intel Core i7 12700KF

112

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +37%

1614

Intel Core i7 12700KF

1175

Blender

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +17%

406

Intel Core i7 12700KF

346

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

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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Intel Core i7 12700KF

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

AM5

Socket

LGA-1700

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

-

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 12700KF

5.0

PCIe Version

5.0

24

PCIe Lanes

20

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