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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 5600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900 is 425 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 5600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen 5 5600X - 332 vs 324 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $458.0 vs $1199.99
- Up to 63% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen 5 5600X - $1.38 vs $3.7 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
332
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$458
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i9-12900
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
205 FPS
$6.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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229 FPS
$9.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,109
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234 FPS
$8.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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229 FPS
$11.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,599.99
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205 FPS
$8.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,686.26
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229 FPS
$7.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,669
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205 FPS
$6.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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229 FPS
$7.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,790
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229 FPS
$10.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399
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174 FPS
$6.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199
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