AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs. Intel Core i9-12900K: Two flagships face off
When theIntel Core i9-12900Kcame out in late 2021, it was Intel’s first true flagship CPU since its 2018 Core i9-9900K. It actually beat AMD’s flagship Ryzen 9 5950X in both single- and multi-threaded performance, and the 12900K remains the fastest mainstream desktop CPU to this day and one of thebest CPUsin general. But AMD now has itsRyzen 9 7950X. It blows past AMD’s previous-generation offerings, there’s no doubt about that. Even against Intel’s most powerful CPU to date, however, AMD’s latest processor shows a big jump in performance....