Intel Core i9 12900E vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

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Intel Core i9 12900E

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900E with 16 cores 2.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D with 12 cores 4.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900E 's Advantages

Lower TDP (35W vs 120W)

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

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

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)

Higher base frequency (4.4GHz vs 2.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900E

1735

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D +71%

2971

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900E

10366

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D +74%

18105

Intel Core i9 12900E

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

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

35 W

Power Consumption

120 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

162 W

72 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

89°C

Intel

Foundry

-

215 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

12

16

Performance Core Threads

24

2.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.4 GHz

5.0 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

1.7 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

12

24

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

23

Multiplier

44x

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

14 MB

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

30 MB

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

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

1500 MHz

1550 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2200 MHz

-

Shader Units

448

-

Texture Units

8

-

Raster Operation Units

4

32

Execution Units

2

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Graphics Performance

1.43 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900E

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

5

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

28

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