AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900F

Processor comparisons 04-02-2023

   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900F and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, video editing, programming, streaming. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis 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 parallel examination in special test applications such as Blender, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, Prime95, Blender, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, WPrime, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, 7zip, Gears 5, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, SuperPi.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-12900F 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 i9-12900F

65%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 1% better than Core i9-12900F. 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 7900X3D

63%

Core i9-12900F

59%

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 run 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 final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	110.9	104.5
Valorant	126.0	118.8
Cyberpunk 2077	70.6	66.5
Apex Legends	118.5	111.6
Call of Duty Warzone	94.5	89.1
Overwatch	102.1	96.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	87.0	81.9
DOOM Eternal	63.0	59.4
Warzone	98.3	92.6
Assassin's Creed	105.9	99.8
Valheim	104.6	98.6

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 7900X3D

41%

Core i9-12900F

97%

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 i9-12900F is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 7900X3D as it consumes less power: 170W vs. 65W. 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve 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. 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 i9-12900F
Cinbench 15 Single-core	305	449
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	5181	4734
Cinbench 20 Single-core	748	750
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	12405	10524
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1929	2661
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	34111	30285

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D	Intel Core i9-12900F
Single-Core	4096	6936
Multi-Core	55019	51775

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D	Intel Core i9-12900F
Single-Core	2138	1904
Multi-Core	22458	16188

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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D	Intel Core i9-12900F
Announcement date	September 27, 2022	July 21, 2021
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM5	FCLGA1700
Core name	Raphael	Alder Lake
Architecture	Zen 4	x86
Generation	5	12
Turbo Frequency	5.6 MHz	5.1 MHz
Frequency	4.7 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	12	16
Threads	24	24
Bus rate		16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	12600 millions	12600 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	6400
Memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
L1 cache	768KB	2 MB
L2 cache	12MB	12 MB
L3 cache	64MB	30 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 19% better than Core i9-12900F in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-12900F has 4 more core than Ryzen 9 7900X3D. 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: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-12900F is better: 11
Although it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D and Intel Core i9-12900F before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

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 i9-12900F - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-12900F specs and review.