AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i9 12900K

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X with 8 cores 3.9GHz and Intel Core i9 12900K with 16 cores 32GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)

Intel Core i9 12900K 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 3 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (32GHz vs 3.9GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

1341

Intel Core i9 12900K +51%

2028

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

13863

Intel Core i9 12900K +97%

27422

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

1743

Intel Core i9 12900K +50%

2631

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

8625

Intel Core i9 12900K +97%

17004

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

78

Intel Core i9 12900K +57%

123

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

712

Intel Core i9 12900K +122%

1582

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

1333

Intel Core i9 12900K +47%

1970

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

9479

Intel Core i9 12900K +79%

17028

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

2695

Intel Core i9 12900K +54%

4173

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

23418

Intel Core i9 12900K +76%

41390

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

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Intel Core i9 12900K

General Parameters

Jul 2019

Release Date

Oct 2021

Amd

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-12900K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

No

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

105 W

Power Consumption

125 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

16

Performance Core Threads

16

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3,2 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

8

Total Core Count

16

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

39x

Multiplier

32x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

14 MB shared

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1550 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

16

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Graphics Performance

0.78 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 12900K

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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