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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i7-3770K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
2022-09-27
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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Q2/2012
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Intel Core i7-3770K
Intel Core i7-3770K

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 7900X or Intel Core i7-3770K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X has a base frequency of 4.7 GHz. 12 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 170 W. Released in 2022-09-27.

Intel Core i7-3770K has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 77 W. Released in Q2/2012.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    21 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 34% better clock speed

    4.7 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    8 more cores

    12 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 44% higher specified turbo frequency

    5.6 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 7900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    23 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    18 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    10 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    3 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    23 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    536 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    11 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    77 W left arrow 170 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-3770K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    433 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    333 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    533 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    434 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    545 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    514 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1109 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    128 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    235 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    235 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    284 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    257 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    307 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    407 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 7000 left arrow Intel Core i 3000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 9 5900X left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 7000 Series left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    4.7 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    12x left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    12 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    24 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    5.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.6 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    5.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.9 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11.0
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow 16
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 7
  • GPU Frequency
    2200 MHz left arrow 650 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4000
  • GPU Turbo
    2200 MHz left arrow 1150 MHz
  • Graphics Cores
    2 left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2022 left arrow Q1/2011
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 128
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 22 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-3770K and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    83.2 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 24 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and Intel Core i7-3770K Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    170 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    170 W left arrow 77 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    230 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and Intel Core i7-3770K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raphael (Zen 4) left arrow Ivy Bridge S
  • Chip design
    Chiplet left arrow -
  • Codename
    Raphael AM5 left arrow -
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L2-Cache
    12 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    64 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow -
  • Part Number
    100-100000589WOF left arrow -
  • Release date
    2022-09-27 left arrow Q2/2012
  • Release price
    549 $ left arrow -
  • Socket
    AM5 left arrow LGA 1155
  • Technology
    TSMC 5nm FinFET left arrow 22 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

More results: 9

Intel Core i7-3770K

Results with primary test sources

Published measurements are separate from the archived index. Incomplete conditions and unknown run counts do not support ranking positions or calculated performance differences.

Model TestResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Cinebench R15 / multi-core 4856 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
System RAM: 32 GB
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Cinebench R15 / single-core 324 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
System RAM: 32 GB
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Cinebench R20 / multi-core 11563 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
System RAM: 32 GB
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Cinebench R20 / single-core 786 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
System RAM: 32 GB
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Cinebench R23 / multi-core 29480 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
System RAM: 32 GB
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Cinebench R23 / single-core 2039 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
System RAM: 32 GB

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 24 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 15051.853636 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 24 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASRock / B650M-HDV/M.2 White
Duration: 66.437 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and Intel Core i7-3770K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

781.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
286.000000
Intel Core i7-3770K
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

11572.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
1391.000000
Intel Core i7-3770K
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

325.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
137.000000
Intel Core i7-3770K
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

4848.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
672.000000
Intel Core i7-3770K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

2226.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
873.000000
Intel Core i7-3770K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

19932.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
3409.000000
Intel Core i7-3770K
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

563.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
294.000000
Intel Core i7-3770K
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

52031.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
9632.000000
Intel Core i7-3770K

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