AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i9-12900K
For gaming, the Intel Core i9-12900K is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 83 84
Cores 12 16
Threads 24 24
Top speed 5.6 GHz 5.2 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 i9-12900K for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the Intel Core i9-12900K scores 84 and the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 83.
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 4090 for the Intel Core i9-12900K.