Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Core i7-12700K vs Ryzen 9 7900X benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 9 7900X performs better than the Core i7-12700K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-12700K in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Ryzen 9 7900X has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 9 7900X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12700K. Also, the Ryzen 9 7900X has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Ryzen 9 7900X outputs less heat than Core i7-12700K thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-12700K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.