Intel Core i9 12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900KF with 16 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 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 12900KF 's Advantages

Lower TDP (125W vs 170W)

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 3.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 30MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

2028

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

2033

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

27422

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +6%

29242

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

2686

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +9%

2942

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

16130

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +18%

19092

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +4%

126

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

121

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

1564

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +3%

1614

Blender

Intel Core i9 12900KF

382

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +6%

406

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

1970

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +15%

2277

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

17469

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +17%

20503

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

4167

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +3%

4317

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

41190

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +26%

52013

Intel Core i9 12900KF

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Sep 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Raphael

i9-12900KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

No

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

125 W

Power Consumption

170 W

241 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

12

16

Performance Core Threads

24

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.7 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 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

12

24

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

47x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

-

14 MB shared

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

5.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

24

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