Core i9-12900K vs Ryzen 9 7900X
Core i9-12900K
$500
Ryzen 9 7900X
$549
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16 Cores
24 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
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12 Cores
24 Threads
4.7GHz Clock
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Socket
LGA 1700
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Socket
AM5
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iGPU
UHD 770 1550MHz
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iGPU
Radeon 2CU 2200MHz RDNA 2
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GB6S 2,660
71%
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GB6S 2,960
79%
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GB6M 15,550
65%
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GB6M 18,000
75%
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CB23S 2,030
87%
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CB23S 2,025
87%
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CB23M 27,780
67%
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CB23M 28,655
69%
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Manufacturer
Intel
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Manufacturer
AMD
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Architecture
Alder Lake
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Architecture
Zen 4
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Family
Core 12th Gen
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Family
Ryzen 7000
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Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
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Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
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Codename
Alder Lake-S
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Alder Lake-8P-8E
P-Core
Golden Cove
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E-Core
Gracemont
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Codename
Raphael
Durango
Raphael 2CCD
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-
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Release Date
11/4/2021
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Release Date
9/27/2022
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Foundry
Intel
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-
-
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Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (IO Die)
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-
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Node
Intel 7
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-
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Node
N5
N6 (IO Die)
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-
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Die Size
202 mm²
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Die Size
2x 71 mm²
122 mm² (IO Die)
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-
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Transistor Count
14.6 Billion
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-
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Transistor Count
2x 6.6 Billion
3.4 Billion (IO Die)
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-
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16 Cores
8 P-Cores
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8 E-Cores
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12 Cores
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24 Threads
16 P-Threads
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8 E-Threads
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24 Threads
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-
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P-Core
3.2GHz
5.2GHz Boost
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4.7GHz
5.6GHz Boost
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E-Core
2.4GHz
3.9GHz Boost
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-
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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-
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Type
DMI
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Type
PCIe
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-
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
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Transfer Rate
32GT/s
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-
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-
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Lanes
8
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Lanes
4
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Bandwidth
16GB/s
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Bandwidth
16GB/s
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Bi-directional
32GB/s
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Bi-directional
32GB/s
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L0 Instruction
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-
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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-
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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L2
1024KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L3
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30MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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L3
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64MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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Channels
2
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Channels
2
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Max Memory
128GB
128GB
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Max Memory
192GB
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ECC
Not Supported
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ECC
Supported
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
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Clock
2400MHz
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
3200MT/s
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Clock
2600MHz
Transfer Rate
5200MT/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
51.2GB/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
41.6GB/s
Bandwidth
83.2GB/s
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TDP
125W
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241W Peak
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TDP
170W
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230W Peak
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Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
95°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
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PCIe 5.0 x24 Lanes
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UHD 770 1550MHz
256 Shaders
1550MHz
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Radeon 2CU 2200MHz RDNA 2
128 Shaders
2200MHz
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GNA 3.0
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No NPU
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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