Intel Core i9 12900T vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

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Intel Core i9 12900T

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900T with 16 cores 1.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X with 16 cores 4.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900T 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 73.4GB/s)

Lower TDP (35W vs 170W)

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 's Advantages

Released 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)

Higher base frequency (4.5GHz vs 1.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900T

1865

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +10%

2059

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900T

22804

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +67%

38165

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900T

2362

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +29%

3068

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900T

12384

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +72%

21409

Intel Core i9 12900T

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Aug 2022

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

170 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

230 W

72 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

Intel

Foundry

-

215 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

16

Performance Core Threads

32

1.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.5 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.7 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

1000 MHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

16

24

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

14.0

Multiplier

45x

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

64 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

73.4 GB/s

No

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 12900T

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

5

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

28

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