Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs 12th Gen Core i5-1240P

Short answer: which is best?

Ryzen 9 9950X3D is 238.3 % stronger than 12th Gen Core i5-1240P. Ryzen 9 9950X3D ranks #1 of 44 measured processors at WhatFPS (16,059 CPU score over 5 verified runs). 12th Gen Core i5-1240P ranks #37 of 44 measured processors at WhatFPS (4,747 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 6 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricRyzen 9 9950X3D12th Gen Core i5-1240P
CPU score (the processor's own performance)16,0594,747
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)21,848841
Integer (MT)15.2 Gop/s2.6 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.92 Gop/s0.41 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)15,649,1331,409,203
Cores / threads16 / 3212 / 16
L3 cache128 MB12 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 9 9950X3D · All measurements for 12th Gen Core i5-1240P