AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs Intel Core i9-12900KS

AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Intel Core i9-12900KS $619
12 Cores
24 Threads
3.7GHz Clock
16 Cores
24 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
Socket
AM5
Socket
LGA 1700
iGPU
Radeon 2CU 2200MHz RDNA 2
560 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
UHD 770 1550MHz
790 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 6% faster vs Core i9-12900KS
  • 6% slower vs Ryzen 9 7900
Ryzen 9 7900 - GB6S 2,855
x1.06
Core i9-12900KS - GB6S 2,690
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 4% faster vs Core i9-12900KS
  • 4% slower vs Ryzen 9 7900
Ryzen 9 7900 - GB6M 16,855
x1.04
Core i9-12900KS - GB6M 16,135
x1

CB23 Single-Core

  • 6% slower vs Core i9-12900KS
  • 6% faster vs Ryzen 9 7900
Ryzen 9 7900 - CB23S 1,965
x1
Core i9-12900KS - CB23S 2,080
x1.06

CB23 Multi-Core

  • 8% slower vs Core i9-12900KS
  • 8% faster vs Ryzen 9 7900
Ryzen 9 7900 - CB23M 25,740
x1
Core i9-12900KS - CB23M 27,900
x1.08
  • 8% faster vs Core i9-12900KS
  • 8% slower vs Ryzen 9 7900
Ryzen 9 7900 - 83.2GB/s
x1.08
Core i9-12900KS - 76.8GB/s
x1
  • 57% lower vs Core i9-12900KS
  • 131% higher vs Ryzen 9 7900
Ryzen 9 7900 - 65W
x1
Core i9-12900KS - 150W
x2.31
  • 29% slower vs Core i9-12900KS
  • 41% faster vs Ryzen 9 7900
Ryzen 9 7900 - 560 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Core i9-12900KS - 790 GFLOPS FP32
x1.41
CB23S 1,965
76%
CB23S 2,080
80%
CB23M 25,740
60%
CB23M 27,900
65%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Zen 4
Architecture
Alder Lake
Family
Ryzen 7000
Family
Core 12th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Raphael
Durango
Raphael 2CCD
-
-
-
-
Codename
Alder Lake-S
-
Alder Lake-8P-8E
P-Core
Golden Cove
E-Core
Gracemont
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/14/2023
Release Date
4/5/2022
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (IO Die)
Foundry
Intel
-
Node
N5
N6 (IO Die)
Node
Intel 7
-
Die Size
2x 71 mm²
122 mm² (IO Die)
Die Size
202 mm²
-
Transistor Count
2x 6.6 Billion
3.4 Billion (IO Die)
Transistor Count
14.6 Billion
-
12 Cores
-
-
16 Cores
8 P-Cores
8 E-Cores
24 Threads
-
-
24 Threads
16 P-Threads
8 E-Threads
-
3.7GHz
5.4GHz Boost
P-Core
3.4GHz
5.5GHz Boost
-
-
-
E-Core
2.5GHz
4GHz Boost
Overclocking
Unlocked
Overclocking
Unlocked
Type
PCIe
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
32GT/s
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
8
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
-
-
L1 Instruction
32KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
-
-
L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L2
1024KB/Core
8-way set associative
-
-
L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L3
64MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
30MB Shared
12-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
192GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
2600MHz
Transfer Rate
5200MT/s
Clock
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
41.6GB/s
Bandwidth
83.2GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
TDP
65W
-
TDP
150W
241W Peak
Temp
95°C Max
Temp
90°C Max
Included Cooler
Wraith Prism
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x24 Lanes
PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
Radeon 2CU 2200MHz RDNA 2
128 Shaders
2200MHz
560 GFLOPS FP32
UHD 770 1550MHz
256 Shaders
1550MHz
790 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
-
GNA 3.0
No Cellular
No Cellular
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