i7-12700H vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 65 Watt
19.90
+21.2%
Core i7-12700H
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 45 Watt
16.42

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 outperforms Core i7-12700H by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i7-12700H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking286405
Place by popularitynot in top-10066
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9Alder Lake-S
Power efficiency28.9734.53
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i7-12700H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data6
Efficient-coresno data8
Threads2420
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache768 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data217 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i7-12700H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketSocket AM4FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i7-12700H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i7-12700H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i7-12700H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i7-12700H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency-1.4 GHz
Execution Units-96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i7-12700H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i7-12700H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i7-12700H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12.1
OpenGL-4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i7-12700H.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 19.90
+21.2%
i7-12700H 16.42

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 31616
+21.2%
i7-12700H 26083

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.90 16.42
Physical cores 12 14
Threads 24 20
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 has a 21.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 20% more threads.

i7-12700H, on the other hand, has 16.7% more physical cores, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-12700H in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 is a desktop processor while Core i7-12700H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i7-12700H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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