Intel Core i9 12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Jan 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Zen 4 (Raphael)
Processor Number
i9-12900K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
AM5
Power Consumption
125 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95 °C
Transistor Count
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13.1 billions
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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90 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
3,2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
5.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
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Efficiency Core Threads
8
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
24
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
37x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
83.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
256
128
Texture Units
16
8
Raster Operation Units
8
4
Execution Units
32
2
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
2,034
Cinebench R23
27,422
29,358
Geekbench 6
2,631
2,946
Geekbench 6
17,004
17,413
Blender
422
463
Cinebench 2024
—
111
Cinebench 2024
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1,525
Passmark CPU
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4,149
Passmark CPU
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48,837
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.