AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i7-12650H

Processor comparisons   28-09-2022
   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i7-12650H tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, video editing, streaming, programming, machine learning. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as WPrime, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, Handbrake, Gears 5, SuperPi, PCMark 10, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, 7zip, RealBench, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-12650H or AMD Ryzen 9 7900X.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 9 7900X

66%

Core i7-12650H

58%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 7900X is 12% better than Core i7-12650H. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 7900X

62%

Core i7-12650H

55%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	110.0	98.4
Valorant	125.1	111.8
Cyberpunk 2077	70.0	62.6
Apex Legends	117.5	105.1
Call of Duty Warzone	93.8	83.9
Overwatch	101.3	90.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	86.3	77.2
DOOM Eternal	62.5	55.9
Warzone	97.5	87.2
Assassin's Creed	105.0	93.9
Valheim	103.8	92.8

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 7900X

42%

Core i7-12650H

146%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-12650H is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 7900X as it consumes less power: 170W vs. 40W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i7-12650H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	310	361
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	5138	2639
Cinbench 20 Single-core	749	865
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	12290	5992
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1918	2023
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	33781	19754

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i7-12650H
Single-Core	4063	4739
Multi-Core	54482	27655

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i7-12650H
Single-Core	2172	1755
Multi-Core	21612	10216

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i7-12650H
Announcement date	September 27, 2022	January 07, 2022
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	AM5	FCBGA1744
Core name	Raphael	Alder Lake
Architecture	Zen 4	x86
Generation	5	12
Turbo Frequency	5.6 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	4.7 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	12	10
Threads	24	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	12600 millions	10200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	170 W	40 W
Memory type	DDR4	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache	768KB
L2 cache	12MB
L3 cache	64MB	24 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000589

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 7900X is 25% better than Core i7-12650H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 7900X has 2 more core than Core i7-12650H. 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 9 7900X is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-12650H is better: 9
However, it should be realized that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and Intel Core i7-12650H before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 9 7900X specs and review.

Intel Core i7-12650H - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-12650H specs and review.