AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs Intel Core i5-12490F

Processor comparisons 04-02-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs Intel Core i5-12490F and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, machine learning, programming, rendering, streaming. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like MATLAB, PCMark 10, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, 3DMark, WPrime, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, 7zip, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, AIDA64, RealBench, PassMark, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-12490F or AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D.

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 7900X3D

66%

Core i5-12490F

58%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 12% better than Core i5-12490F. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 7900X3D

63%

Core i5-12490F

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that 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 small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, League of Legends (LOL), Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	110.9	97.4
Valorant	126.0	110.7
Cyberpunk 2077	70.6	62.0
Apex Legends	118.5	104.1
Call of Duty Warzone	94.5	83.1
Overwatch	102.1	89.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	87.0	76.4
DOOM Eternal	63.0	55.4
Warzone	98.3	86.4
Assassin's Creed	105.9	93.0
Valheim	104.6	91.9

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. 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 7900X3D

41%

Core i5-12490F

99%

To make a finishing choice 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 i5-12490F is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 7900X3D as it consumes less power: 170W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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 7900X3D	Intel Core i5-12490F
Cinbench 15 Single-core	305	351
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	5181	2602
Cinbench 20 Single-core	748	849
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	12405	5918
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1929	1993
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	34111	19522

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D	Intel Core i5-12490F
Single-Core	4096	4680
Multi-Core	55019	27334

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D	Intel Core i5-12490F
Single-Core	2138	1938
Multi-Core	22458	9261

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D	Intel Core i5-12490F
Announcement date	September 27, 2022	January 07, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM5	FCLGA1700
Core name	Raphael	Alder Lake
Architecture	Zen 4	x86
Generation	5	12
Turbo Frequency	5.6 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	4.7 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	12	6
Threads	24	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	12600 millions	10200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	170 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
L1 cache	768KB
L2 cache	12MB	7.5 ÐœÐ‘
L3 cache	64MB	20 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 36% better than Core i5-12490F in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 7900X3D has 6 more core than Core i5-12490F. 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 7900X3D is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-12490F is better: 10
Although it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D and Intel Core i5-12490F before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D specs and review.

Intel Core i5-12490F - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-12490F specs and review.