AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900
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Key differences
- •Intel Core i9-12900 has higher Efficiency cores (8 vs 0)
- •AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D has higher L3 cache (96 MB vs 30 MB)
- •Intel Core i9-12900 has higher Total cores (16 vs 8)
- •AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D has higher Max memory capacity (256 GB vs 128 GB)
- •AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D has higher Base clock (4.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz)
Full spec comparison
Spec
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Intel Core i9-12900
Performance
Total cores816▲
Performance cores88
Efficiency cores08▲
Threads1624▲
Base clock4.7 GHz▲2.4 GHz
Max boost clock5.2 GHz▲5.1 GHz
L2 cache8 MB14 MB▲
L3 cache96 MB▲30 MB
Process nodeTSMC 4nmIntel 7
Integrated graphicsAMD Radeon Graphics (2 CU)UHD 770
OverclockableYesNo
Platform
SocketAM5LGA1700
Base TDP120 W65 W▲
Max turbo power162 W▲202 W
Supported memoryDDR5DDR5, DDR4
Max memory speed5600 MT/s▲4800 MT/s
Max memory capacity256 GB▲128 GB
Memory channels22
PCIe version5.05.0
PCIe lanes28▲20