AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i9 7920X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 cores 4.7GHz and Intel Core i9 7920X with 12 cores 2.9GHz . 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 5 years and 1 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 17MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)
Intel Core i9 7920X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 83.2GB/s)
Lower TDP (140W vs 170W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+179%
2942
Intel Core i9 7920X
1053
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+341%
19092
Intel Core i9 7920X
4327
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+100%
2277
Intel Core i9 7920X
1137
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+73%
20503
Intel Core i9 7920X
11828
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+73%
4317
Intel Core i9 7920X
2488
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+121%
52013
Intel Core i9 7920X
23468
General Parameters
Sep 2022
Release Date
Aug 2017
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Raphael
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i9-7920X
AM5
Socket
LGA-2066
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
170 W
Power Consumption
140 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
12
24
Performance Core Threads
24
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
5.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
12
Total Core Count
12
24
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
47x
Multiplier
29x
-
L1 Cache
64 K per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
17 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5200
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
83.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
85 GB/s
-
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
Miscellaneous
5.0
PCIe Version
3.0
24
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
