Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs 12th Gen Core i5-12450HX
Short answer: which is best?
Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 274.3 % stronger than 12th Gen Core i5-12450HX. Ryzen 7 9800X3D ranks #14 of 99 measured processors at WhatFPS (11,960 CPU score over 17 verified runs). 12th Gen Core i5-12450HX ranks #96 of 99 measured processors at WhatFPS (3,195 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 18 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 12th Gen Core i5-12450HX |
|---|---|---|
| CPU score (the processor's own performance) | 11,960 | 3,195 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 15,290 | 2,703 |
| Integer (MT) | 8.6 Gop/s | 3.4 Gop/s |
| Single-thread (1T) | 0.85 Gop/s | 0.12 Gop/s |
| Draw calls/s (DX11) | 11,781,868 | 7,379,307 |
| Cores / threads | 8 / 16 | 8 / 12 |
| L3 cache | 96 MB | 12 MB |
What the numbers mean
The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for Ryzen 7 9800X3D · All measurements for 12th Gen Core i5-12450HX