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

Processor comparisons 04-02-2023

   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900K and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, rendering, machine learning, video editing, streaming. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as Blender, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, AIDA64, 3DMark, Gears 5, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, PassMark, Blender, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K

67%

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

64%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	110.9	113.8
Valorant	126.0	129.3
Cyberpunk 2077	70.6	72.4
Apex Legends	118.5	121.5
Call of Duty Warzone	94.5	97.0
Overwatch	102.1	104.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	87.0	89.2
DOOM Eternal	63.0	64.6
Warzone	98.3	100.8
Assassin's Creed	105.9	108.6
Valheim	104.6	107.3

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: 2K, FullHD or 4K. 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 9 7900X3D

41%

Core i9-12900K

97%

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 Core i9-12900K is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 7900X3D as it consumes less power: 170W vs. 125W. 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program 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 advantages 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 9 7900X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	305	489
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	5181	5150
Cinbench 20 Single-core	748	816
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	12405	11450
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1929	2896
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	34111	32950

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
Single-Core	4096	7546
Multi-Core	55019	56332

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
Single-Core	2138	3641
Multi-Core	22458	25262

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. 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 economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
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	5.2 MHz
Frequency	4.7 MHz	3.9 MHz
Cores	12	16
Threads	24	24
Bus rate		16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	12600 millions	12400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	170 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	768KB	2 MB
L2 cache	12MB	14 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 17% better than Core i9-12900K in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-12900K 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: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-12900K is better: 26
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D and Intel Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-12900K specs and review.