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Intel Core i7 12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

64 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700K
VS
75 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Intel Core i7 12700K
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

We compared two 12-core desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Core i7 12700K against the 4.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7900X. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
75.8
(Good)
Value Index
74.3
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7900X and 12700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700K
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
  • Has 39 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • Newer - released 11 months later
  • 14% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
  • 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2873 vs 2627 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 12700K
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i7 12700K
1203
Ryzen 9 7900X +27%
1522
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 597 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4728 -
Cinebench Scores (110th and 65th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700K
14714
Ryzen 9 7900X +24%
18246
File compression 1230 MB/sec 1810 MB/sec
Clang compilation 122.3 Klines/sec 175.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 382.6 pages/sec 360.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 374.5 Mpixels/sec 535.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 267.6 pages/sec 299.8 pages/sec
Background blur 55.9 images/sec 52.2 images/sec
Photo processing 98.2 images/sec 121.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 29.6 Mpixels/sec 39.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 731 & 1096 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700K
34256
Ryzen 9 7900X +50%
51226
Integer math 114.3 GOps/sec 168.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 87.9 GOps/sec 103.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 112M Primes/sec 389M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 45.8M Strings/sec 74.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 23.4 GBytes/sec 37.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 445.1 MBytes/sec 629.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1773 Frames/sec 3046 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.8B Matrices/sec 47.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 11963 & 9482 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 12700K
309.16
Ryzen 9 7900X +36%
420.06

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.6 PPW 9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 117.7 PPW 107.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 274 PPW 301.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.47 PPW 2.47 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 12700K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Melvin Tejada)Cinebench 2026597 / 4728
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 (Myla)Cinebench 2026555 / 3917
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 (sisham)Cinebench 2024100 / 635
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-22 (Ray)Cinebench 2024115 / 1305
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-19 (Zach Jones)Cinebench 2024114 / 1231
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-03 (afroman420IU)Cinebench 2024110 / 1302
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-11 (JDM)Cinebench 2024134 / 1165
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-27 (Avvy)Geekbench 6 CPU3320 / 14480
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-20 (Kev)Cinebench 2024120 / 1541
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-18 (NotHere3573)Cinebench 2024119 / 1550
Add View all (21)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700K and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released October 27, 2021 September 29, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number i7-12700K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - Intel Core i9 13900K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus - AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Intel CPU rating (#69th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#21st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 12
P-Threads 16 24
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz 4.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 5.6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.7 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 20 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 36x 47x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 25MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 13.14 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 170 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 190 W 230 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (69th and 39th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 256 128
TMUs 16 8
ROPs 8 4
Execution Units 32 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 12700K +33%
0.8 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 7900X
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) compared to UHD Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 12700K official page AMD Ryzen 9 7900X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Comments

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