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Intel Core i7 12700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

64 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700K
VS
64 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Intel Core i7 12700K
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Core i7 12700K with 12-cores against the 4.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (3)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
75.8
(Good)
Value Index
43.6
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7800X3D and 12700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700K
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • More than 11Β° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
  • Has 71 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 1 year and 2 months later
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 12700K
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 597 575
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4728 4363
Cinebench Scores (110th and 124th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1230 MB/sec 1710 MB/sec
Clang compilation 122.3 Klines/sec 111.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 382.6 pages/sec 331.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 374.5 Mpixels/sec 399 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 267.6 pages/sec 266.2 pages/sec
Background blur 55.9 images/sec 65.8 images/sec
Photo processing 98.2 images/sec 117 images/sec
Ray tracing 29.6 Mpixels/sec 22.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 731 & 774 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 114.3 GOps/sec 103.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 87.9 GOps/sec 60.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 112M Primes/sec 319M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 45.8M Strings/sec 46M Strings/sec
Data encryption 23.4 GBytes/sec 22.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 445.1 MBytes/sec 384.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 1773 Frames/sec 3510 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.8B Matrices/sec 29.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 11963 & 26928 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 12700K +16%
309.16
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
266.61

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.6 PPW 9.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 117.7 PPW 127.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 274 PPW 285.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.47 PPW 2.22 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 12700K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Melvin Tejada)Cinebench 2026597 / 4728
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 (Myla)Cinebench 2026555 / 3917
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 (sisham)Cinebench 2024100 / 635
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-22 (Ray)Cinebench 2024115 / 1305
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-19 (Zach Jones)Cinebench 2024114 / 1231
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-30 (Indyee)Cinebench 2026571 / 4254
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (mNine)Cinebench 20241768 / 17329
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-03 (Ker_Sandwichman)Cinebench 2024112 / 1073
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-24 (Corey)Cinebench 2026564 / 4313
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-18 (CN Merritt)Cinebench 2024109 / 1084
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700K and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released October 27, 2021 January 4, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number i7-12700K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - Intel Core i7 13700K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus - AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Intel CPU rating (#69th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#47th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz 4.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.7 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 12 8
Total Threads 20 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 36x 42x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 25MB (shared) 96MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Transistors - 11.2 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 120 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 190 W 162 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 89Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (69th and 68th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 256 128
TMUs 16 8
ROPs 8 4
Execution Units 32 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 12700K +33%
0.8 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) compared to UHD Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 12700K official page AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28
Further details
Notes on Ryzen 7 7800X3D:
    - ECC requires mobo support.

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D or Intel Core i7 12700K?
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KanatsizKus July 23, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Bro am i trippin?? how in the world 12700k has better benchmarks 🀨🀨 please anyone eligible can enlighten me? in fact 7800x3D in gaming is much more better in any way possible BUT i still cant process how 12700k is so competitive in benchmarks???
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Larry August 10, 2024 at 12:19 PM
The 7800x3d is better in gaming benchmarks especially at 1080p. Up the resolution to 1440p or 4K and the gap closes and in actual gaming you probably would not notice at those resolutions. If you use your computer to do video work or anything the is CPU heavy and supports multicore the 12700 is better. It has more cores and a slightly better IPC.
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tim September 14, 2024 at 09:26 AM
you watch too many YouTube, my 11700k can beat 5800x3d in real-life gaming. if you not using 1080 you should pick 12700k not 7800x3d.
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