Processor comparisons 10-01-2022
Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD EPYC 7663 and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, streaming, machine learning, rendering. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, Handbrake, AIDA64, Prime95, 3DMark, Blender, WPrime, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, 7zip, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, RealBench, Geekbench 5.2.
Gaming performance of CPUs in: - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
- DOOM: Eternal
- World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Watch Dogs Legion
- Valorant
- Apex Legends
- Overwatch
- Borderlands 3
- Valheim
- Fortnite
- Fallout 76
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Halo Infinite
- Death Stranding
- Last Man Standing
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Red Dead Redemption 2
After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD EPYC 7663 or Intel Core i9-12900KF.
Summary benchmark resultsAs a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
| Core i9-12900KF | 80% |
EPYC 7663 | 84% |
This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7663 is 4% better than Core i9-12900KF. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.
Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.| Core i9-12900KF | 68% |
EPYC 7663 | 90% |
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. Therefore, if you think 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 processors were compared: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn.
Gaming benchmark| Fortnite | 119.7 | 159.3 | | Valorant | 136.0 | 181.1 | | Cyberpunk 2077 | 76.2 | 101.4 | | Apex Legends | 127.9 | 170.2 | | Call of Duty Warzone | 102.0 | 135.8 | | Overwatch | 110.2 | 146.7 | | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 93.9 | 124.9 | | DOOM Eternal | 68.0 | 90.5 | | Warzone | 106.1 | 141.2 | | Assassin's Creed | 114.3 | 152.1 | | Valheim | 112.9 | 150.3 |
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 comparisons 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. 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
| Core i9-12900KF | 52% |
EPYC 7663 | 12% |
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 i9-12900KF is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7663 as it consumes less power: 125W vs. 240W. 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 benchmarksIf 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, the processor turns on 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 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. Since there are still many programs that 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 | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
AMD EPYC 7663 | | Cinbench 15 Single-core | 474 | 184 | | Cinbench 15 Multi-core | 4996 | 7606 | | Cinbench 20 Single-core | 792 | 347 | | Cinbench 20 Multi-core | 11107 | 16121 | | Cinbench 23 Single-core | 2809 | 852 | | Cinbench 23 Multi-core | 31962 | 41920 |
Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
AMD EPYC 7663 | | Single-Core | 7320 | 1794 | | Multi-Core | 54642 | 61492 |
GeekBench 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
AMD EPYC 7663 | | Single-Core | 1967 | 874 | | Multi-Core | 20514 | 46160 |
Comparison of specifications
In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. 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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.
| Intel Core i9-12900KF |
AMD EPYC 7663 | | Announcement date | July 21, 2021 | March 15, 2021 | | Type | Desktop | Server | | Socket | FCLGA1700 | SP3 | | Core name | Alder Lake | Milan | | Architecture | x86 | Zen 3 | | Generation | 12 | 3 | | Turbo Frequency | 5.2 MHz | 3.5 MHz | | Frequency | 3.9 MHz | 2 MHz | | Cores | 16 | 56 | | Threads | 24 | 112 | | Bus rate | 16 GT/s | | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 7 nm | 7 nm | | Transistors count | 12600 millions | 78000 millions | | Power consumption (TDP) | 125 W | 240 W | | Memory type | Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s | DDR4 | | Max. Memory | 128 Gb | | | Memory Frequency | 6400 | 3200 | | Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 204.8 GB/s | | L1 cache | 2 MB | | | L2 cache | 14 MB | | | L3 cache | 30 MB | 256MB | | Overclocking | No | No | | Supports ECC | No | No | | Part number | | 100-000000318
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In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-12900KF is 48% better than EPYC 7663 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7663 has 40 more core than Core i9-12900KF. 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 i9-12900KF is better: 17
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7663 is better: 19
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i9-12900KF and AMD EPYC 7663 before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.
• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 5 score
Versus Battle of the Processors
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs EPYC 7702
• Vs EPYC 7763
• Vs EPYC 7713P
• Vs EPYC 75F3
• Vs EPYC 7713
• Vs EPYC 7742
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 5 score
Versus Battle of the Processors
• Core i9-13900K Vs EPYC 7663
• Vs EPYC 7763
• Vs EPYC 7713P
• EPYC 75F3 Vs EPYC 7663
• EPYC 7713 Vs EPYC 7663
• EPYC 7543P Vs EPYC 7663
• Core i9-12900K Vs EPYC 7663
• Vs EPYC 7643
• Core i9-12900HK Vs EPYC 7663
• Core i9-12900H Vs EPYC 7663
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
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