Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Core i9-12900F

Prices and Stock
MSRP $699

AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor

Prices and Stock
MSRP $494

Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900F.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Performs up to 2% better in Minecraft than Core i9-12900F - 862 vs 842 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900F - 32 vs 24 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i9-12900F

Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $359.99 vs $717.99
Up to 48% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $0.43 vs $0.83 per FPS

This is a free version of Minecraft.

Minecraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

FPS

862

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.83/FPS

52%

Price, $

$717.99

50%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor

Buy for $717.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 271 minutes ago

Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

842

98%

Value, $/FPS

$0.43/FPS

100%

Price, $

$359.99

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for $359.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 270 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

328

FPS

414

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

157

FPS

166

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

524

FPS

579

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

921

FPS

978

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

252

FPS

268

FPS

Dota 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Single-Core

2918

100%

Multi-Core

19633

100%

Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Single-Core

2539

87%

Multi-Core

13890

71%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D	vs	Core i9-12900F
Jan 4th, 2023	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9	Collection	Core i9
Raphael	Codename	Alder Lake
AMD Socket AM5	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
16	Cores	16
32	Threads	24
4.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.4 GHz
5.7 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.1 GHz
120 W	TDP	Not Available
5 nm	Process Size	10 nm
42.0x	Multiplier	24.0x
Radeon Graphics	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes