AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs Intel Core i9 12900

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Intel Core i9 12900

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D with 12 cores 4.4GHz and Intel Core i9 12900 with 16 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

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

Higher base frequency (4.4GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i9 12900 's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 5.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 120W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D +2%

2039

Intel Core i9 12900

1988

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D +2%

27084

Intel Core i9 12900

26454

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D +8%

2971

Intel Core i9 12900

2727

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D +35%

18105

Intel Core i9 12900

13396

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

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Intel Core i9 12900

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Zen 4 (Raphael)

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

AM5

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

-

Generation

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Package

13.1 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

120 W

Power Consumption

65 W

162 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

89°C

Peak Operating Temperature

72 °C

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

215 mm²

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

8

24

Performance Core Threads

16

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

5.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1800 MHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

12

Total Core Count

16

24

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

44x

Multiplier

24.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

1.25 MB per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

128 GB

Max Memory Size

-

2

Max Memory Channels

2

83.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

1500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

2200 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

448

Shader Units

-

8

Texture Units

-

4

Raster Operation Units

-

2

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

1.43 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Official Website

-

5.0

PCIe Version

5

28

PCIe Lanes

20

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