Intel Core i7-12700E vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Processor comparisons 10-01-2022

   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i7-12700E vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, video editing, rendering, machine learning. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as PassMark, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Handbrake, RealBench, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, Prime95, WPrime, AIDA64, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, MATLAB, 3DMark, Furmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 or Intel Core i7-12700E.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-12700E

59%

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

59%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-12700E

56%

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

56%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	99.9	99.7
Valorant	113.6	113.3
Cyberpunk 2077	63.6	63.5
Apex Legends	106.7	106.5
Call of Duty Warzone	85.2	85.0
Overwatch	92.0	91.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	78.4	78.2
DOOM Eternal	56.8	56.7
Warzone	88.6	88.4
Assassin's Creed	95.4	95.2
Valheim	94.2	94.1

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 comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. 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. 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

Core i7-12700E

84%

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

64%

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 i7-12700E is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is 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 programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can 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

	Intel Core i7-12700E	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Cinbench 15 Single-core	427	202
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3109	3007
Cinbench 20 Single-core	1019	499
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	7056	6987
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2384	1182
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	23261	17436

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

	Intel Core i7-12700E	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Single-Core	5581	2663
Multi-Core	32567	31704

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

	Intel Core i7-12700E	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Single-Core	1650	1252
Multi-Core	11692	11494

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i7-12700E	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	September 30, 2019
Type	Embedded	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	AM4
Core name	Alder Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	12	2
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.3 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	12	12
Threads	20	24
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	7800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache		768KB
L2 cache	12 MB	6MB
L3 cache	25 MB	64MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000072

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-12700E is 13% better than Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-12700E is better: 29
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 is better: 5
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i7-12700E and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i7-12700E - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-12700E specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 specs and review.