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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900 is 771 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 4% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Ryzen 9 3950X - 172 vs 166 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $458.0 vs $515.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Ryzen 9 3950X - $2.66 vs $3.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
166
96.51162790697676%
Value, $/FPS
$3.1/FPS
85.80645161290322%
Price, $
$515
88%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
172
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.66/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
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Single-Core
1704
68.90416498180348%
Multi-Core
10696
81.99938669119902%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Core i9-12900
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
80 FPS
$16.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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92 FPS
$22.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,109
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94 FPS
$21.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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92 FPS
$28.26/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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80 FPS
$21.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,686.26
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92 FPS
$18.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,669
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80 FPS
$16.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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92 FPS
$19.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,790
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92 FPS
$26.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399
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66 FPS
$18.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199
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