Intel Core i7-12800HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

Core i7-12800HX vs Ryzen 9 5900XT specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 9 5900XT beats the Core i7-12800HX in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i7-12800HX has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Ryzen 9 5900XT has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 5900XT has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12800HX. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. A Core i7-12800HX CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 9 5900XT CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 9 5900XT has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-12800HX. The Ryzen 9 5900XT also has significantly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-12800HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.