Intel Core i9 12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900KF with 16 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X with 8 cores 4.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Integrated graphics card

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

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

Higher base frequency (4.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +1%

2028

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

1994

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +36%

27422

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

20058

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

2686

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +5%

2824

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +8%

16130

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

14853

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +2%

126

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

123

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +43%

1564

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

1087

Blender

Intel Core i9 12900KF +16%

382

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

329

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

1970

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +12%

2210

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +24%

17469

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

14074

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

4167

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +2%

4263

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +13%

41190

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

36309

Intel Core i9 12900KF

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Sep 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Raphael

i9-12900KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

No

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

125 W

Power Consumption

105 W

241 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

16

Performance Core Threads

16

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.5 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.4 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.9 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

8

24

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

45x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

512 KB

14 MB shared

L2 Cache

8 MB

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

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

-

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

5.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

24

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