AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i9-12900KF

Processor comparisons   05-02-2023
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i9-12900KF and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, video editing, rendering, streaming. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, 3DMark, Blender, Prime95, Furmark, PassMark, 7zip, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, MATLAB, RealBench, Handbrake, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Red Dead Redemption 2
Valorant
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim
Last Man Standing
Fortnite
Cyberpunk 2077
Fallout 76
Death Stranding
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Apex Legends
Watch Dogs Legion
Borderlands 3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Overwatch
Rainbow Six Siege
Grand Theft Auto V

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-12900KF or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 7 3700X

56%

Core i9-12900KF

66%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-12900KF is 15% better than Ryzen 7 3700X. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 3700X

55%

Core i9-12900KF

61%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.2	108.9
Valorant	110.5	123.8
Cyberpunk 2077	61.9	69.3
Apex Legends	103.8	116.4
Call of Duty Warzone	82.8	92.8
Overwatch	89.5	100.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.2	85.4
DOOM Eternal	55.2	61.9
Warzone	86.2	96.5
Assassin's Creed	92.8	104.0
Valheim	91.7	102.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 3700X

68%

Core i9-12900KF

52%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 3700X is more energy efficient than the Core i9-12900KF as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i9-12900KF
Cinbench 15 Single-core	204	474
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2114	4996
Cinbench 20 Single-core	501	792
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4834	11107
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1294	2809
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12355	31962

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i9-12900KF
Single-Core	2716	7320
Multi-Core	22880	54642

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i9-12900KF
Single-Core	1339	1967
Multi-Core	9023	20514

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i9-12900KF
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	July 21, 2021
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1700
Core name	Matisse	Alder Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	3	12
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	5.2 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.9 MHz
Cores	8	16
Threads	16	24
Bus rate		16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	12600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	6400
Memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
L1 cache	512KB	2 MB
L2 cache	4MB	14 MB
L3 cache	32MB	30 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000071 100-100000071BOX 100-100000071MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-12900KF is 7% better than Ryzen 7 3700X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-12900KF has 8 more core than Ryzen 7 3700X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is better: 5
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-12900KF is better: 32
The summary data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and Intel Core i9-12900KF before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 7 3700X specs and review.

Intel Core i9-12900KF - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i9-12900KF specs and review.