AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs Intel Core i9-12900K
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 85 84
Cores 16 16
Threads 32 24
Top speed 5.7 GHz 5.2 GHz
Rated power 170 W 125 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20222021
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X better than the Intel Core i9-12900K for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X scores 85 and the Intel Core i9-12900K 84.
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 7950X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the Intel Core i9-12900K.