AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i9 12900KS

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Intel Core i9 12900KS

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 cores 4.7GHz and Intel Core i9 12900KS with 16 cores 3.4GHz . 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

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i9 12900KS 's Advantages

Lower TDP (150W vs 170W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

2033

Intel Core i9 12900KS +2%

2082

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +5%

29242

Intel Core i9 12900KS

27796

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +14%

2942

Intel Core i9 12900KS

2559

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +22%

19092

Intel Core i9 12900KS

15546

Blender

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

406

Intel Core i9 12900KS

410

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +11%

2277

Intel Core i9 12900KS

2041

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +15%

20503

Intel Core i9 12900KS

17685

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

4317

Intel Core i9 12900KS

4357

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +16%

52013

Intel Core i9 12900KS

44470

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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Intel Core i9 12900KS

General Parameters

Sep 2022

Release Date

Apr 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Raphael

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

-

Processor Number

i9-12900KS

AM5

Socket

LGA-1700

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

170 W

Power Consumption

150 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

8

24

Performance Core Threads

-

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

5.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.5 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

12

Total Core Count

16

24

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

47x

Multiplier

34x

-

L1 Cache

64 K per core

12 MB shared

L2 Cache

14 MB shared

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

83.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

-

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

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 9 7900X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 12900KS

5.0

PCIe Version

5.0

24

PCIe Lanes

20

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