AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i7 12700K

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, vs Intel Core i7 12700K. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Intel Core i7 12700K
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
1785
Intel Core i7 12700K
1935
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
18193
Intel Core i7 12700K
22970
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
110
Intel Core i7 12700K
111
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
1047
Intel Core i7 12700K
1179
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
3756
Intel Core i7 12700K
4018
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
34271
Intel Core i7 12700K
34490
Integer Math103.8 GOps/s114.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math61.5 GOps/s88.1 GOps/s
Prime Number Search325 M primes/s114 M primes/s
Random String Sort44.8 M strings/s45.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption22.4 GB/s23.5 GB/s
Data Compression384.6 MB/s447.6 MB/s
Physics3527 frames/s1799 frames/s
Extended Instructions291 M matrices/s289 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
2657
Intel Core i7 12700K
2627
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
15319
Intel Core i7 12700K
14714
File Compression1710 MB/s1230 MB/s
Clang Compilation111.9 KLines/s122.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser331.1 pages/s382.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering399 MP/sec374.5 MP/sec
Text Processing266.2 pages/s267.6 pages/s
Background Blur65.8 frames/s55.9 frames/s
Photo Processing117 frames/s98.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing22.9 MP/sec29.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
266.61
Intel Core i7 12700K
309.16

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 127.7 PPW 117.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 285.6 PPW 275.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 8.7 PPW 9.4 PPW
Blender / W 2.22 PPW 2.47 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD Intel
Announced January, 4, 2023 October, 27, 2021
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Raphael) Alder Lake
Model number n/a i7-12700K
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) UHD Graphics 770

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
Frequency 4.2 GHz 3.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficiency cores
Coresn/a4
Threadsn/a4
Frequencyn/a2.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a3.8 GHz
General
Cores count812
Threads count1620
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier42x36x
L1 cache64 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core12 KB/core
L3 Cache96 MB total25 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Transistor count 11.2 billion n/a
Process tech. 5 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 120 W 125 W
Max TDP (Boost) 162 W 190 W
Socket AM5 LGA-1700
Critical temp. 89 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5200 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth n/a 76.8 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 20

Note

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D:

ECC requires mobo support.

Results

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Survey

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Total Votes: 4

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