Intel Core i9 12900K vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900K with 16 cores 32GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 8 cores 4.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i9 12900K 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher base frequency (32GHz vs 4.7GHz)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (96MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (120W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900K
2028
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
+2%
2072
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900K
+17%
27422
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
23349
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900K
2631
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
+26%
3316
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900K
17004
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
+7%
18343
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900K
125
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
+5%
132
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900K
+19%
1574
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
1321
Blender
Intel Core i9 12900K
+22%
422
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
344
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900K
4173
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
+6%
4435
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900K
+3%
41390
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
40072
General Parameters
Oct 2021
Release Date
Nov 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
i9-12900K
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
AM5
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
120 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
162 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
16
3,2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.7 GHz
5.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
16
Total Core Count
8
24
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32x
Multiplier
47
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
14 MB shared
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
96 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
1550 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
256
Shader Units
128
16
Texture Units
8
8
Raster Operation Units
4
32
Execution Units
2
15 W
Power Consumption
15
0.78 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.6 TFLOPS
