Intel Core i9 12900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900 with 16 cores 2.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D with 16 cores 4.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900 's Advantages

Lower TDP (65W vs 120W)

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR5-4800)

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

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900

1988

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +2%

2043

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900

26454

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +45%

38581

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900

2727

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +10%

3012

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900

13396

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +51%

20270

Intel Core i9 12900

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Jan 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Zen 4 (Raphael)

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Generation

-

Package

-

Transistor Count

13.1 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

AM5

65 W

Power Consumption

120 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

162 W

72 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

89°C

Intel

Foundry

-

215 mm²

Die Size

-

FC-LGA16A

Package

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

16

Performance Core Threads

32

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.2 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.7 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

1800 MHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

16

24

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

24.0

Multiplier

42x

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1.25 MB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

-

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

1500 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2200 MHz

-

Shader Units

448

-

Texture Units

8

-

Raster Operation Units

4

-

Execution Units

2

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Graphics Performance

1.43 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

5

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

28

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