AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i7-12700K
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 83 82
Cores 12 12
Threads 24 20
Top speed 5.6 GHz 5 GHz
Rated power 170 W 125 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20222021
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X better than the Intel Core i7-12700K for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X scores 83 and the Intel Core i7-12700K 82.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 for the Intel Core i7-12700K.