Ryzen 9 7900 vs Core i9-12900K
AMD · Released Jan 10, 2023
Ryzen 9 7900
- SocketAM5
- MemoryDDR5
- AM5: Older AM5 boards may need a BIOS update for newer Ryzen chips.
- Threads
- 24
- Cores
- 12
- Max Boost
- 5.4GHz
- L3 Cache
- 64MB
- Base Clock
- 3.7GHz
- TDP
- 65W
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Ryzen 9 7900 has about a 1% higher spec score than Core i9-12900K and launched at $160 less.
$429(better)
Launch MSRP
$589
65.7(better)
Spec score
65.1
24
Threads
24
12
Cores
16(better)
5.4GHz(better)
Max Boost
5.2GHz
64MB(better)
L3 Cache
30MB
3.7GHz(better)
Base Clock
3.2GHz
65W(better)
TDP
125W
AM5
Socket
LGA1700
DDR5
Memory
DDR5 or DDR4
Jan 10, 2023
Released
Nov 4, 2021