AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Intel Core i9 12900KF
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, vs Intel Core i9 12900KF. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 116.8 GOps/s | 139 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 79.5 GOps/s | 105.7 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 426 M primes/s | 143 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 48.7 M strings/s | 57.2 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 22.2 GB/s | 29.6 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 468.5 MB/s | 538.7 MB/s |
| Physics | 4093 frames/s | 2110 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 388 M matrices/s | 338 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1730 MB/s | 1150 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 140.3 KLines/s | 141 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 356.9 pages/s | 363.2 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 509 MP/sec | 475.6 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 337 pages/s | 274.8 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 90.4 frames/s | 66.8 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 135.2 frames/s | 138.5 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 29.1 MP/sec | 33.9 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 152.9 PPW | 129.1 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 333.9 PPW | 328.5 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 11 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 2.68 PPW | 2.92 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Intel |
| Announced | October, 31, 2024 | October, 27, 2021 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Alder Lake |
| Model number | n/a | i9-12900KF |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon Graphics | No |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Frequency | 4.7 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.2 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | n/a | 8 |
| Threads | n/a | 8 |
| Frequency | n/a | 2.4 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 3.9 GHz |
| Cores count | 8 | 16 |
| Threads count | 16 | 24 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 47x | 32x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1000 KB/core | 14 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 96 MB total | 30 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 120 W | 125 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 162 W | 241 W |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA-1700 |
| Critical temp. | 95 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR5-5600 | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max Size | 192 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 |
Results
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