Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs 12th Gen Core i7-12650H

Short answer: which is best?

Ryzen 9 9950X3D is 81.1 % stronger than 12th Gen Core i7-12650H. Ryzen 9 9950X3D ranks #1 of 104 measured processors at WhatFPS (16,059 CPU score over 6 verified runs). 12th Gen Core i7-12650H ranks #41 of 104 measured processors at WhatFPS (8,866 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 7 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricRyzen 9 9950X3D12th Gen Core i7-12650H
CPU score (the processor's own performance)16,0598,866
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)21,8487,053
Integer (MT)15.2 Gop/s6 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.92 Gop/s0.74 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)16,365,48610,622,287
Cores / threads16 / 3210 / 16
L3 cache128 MB24 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 i7-12650H