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AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i9-12900HK

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
32.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core i9-12900HK
53.5Inno Score
22.2Single-core60.5
24.5Multi-core51
70.8Efficiencyspec-based40.5
39.6iGPU55.7
24.4Platformspec-based59
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 3700U13 spec wins — Intel Core i9-12900HK

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core i9-12900HK wins this laptop processor face-off, 53.5 to 32.4, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+38) and multi-core (+27). AMD Ryzen 7 3700U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i9-12900HK

  • Stronger single-core score: 61 vs 22
  • Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 25
  • Stronger iGPU score: 56 vs 40
  • 500% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 4 MB
  • 272% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,700 vs 3,412

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Intel Core i9-12900HK
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UIntel Core i9-12900HK
Announced20192022
Process12 nm10 nm+17%
Base TDP15 W+67%45 W
Max TDP35 W115 W+229%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Intel Core i9-12900HK
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UIntel Core i9-12900HK
Cores414+250%
Performance cores46+50%
Efficiency cores—8
Threads820+150%
Base clock2.3 GHz2.5 GHz+9%
Boost clock4 GHz5 GHz+25%
L3 cache4 MB24 MB+500%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Intel Core i9-12900HK
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UIntel Core i9-12900HK
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 10Intel Iris Xe (96 EU)
iGPU clock1,400 MHz1,450 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Intel Core i9-12900HK
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UIntel Core i9-12900HK
Memory supportDDR4-2400DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200
Max memory—64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Intel Core i9-12900HK
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UIntel Core i9-12900HK
Geekbench 6 (single)1,006Bottom 1%2,450+144%Bottom 48%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,412Bottom 4%12,700+272%Top 40%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,810Top 35%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—17,600Top 24%
PassMark7,007Bottom 13%24,954+256%Top 34%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)724Bottom 26%1,496+107%Top 42%

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