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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 375 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 3% better in God of War than Core i9-12900 - 196 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $368.99 vs $458.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-12900 - $1.88 vs $2.41 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
196
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$368.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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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 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900 or Core i9-12900
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
$20.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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81 FPS
$26.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,109
In Stock
84 FPS
$23.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
In Stock
81 FPS
$32.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,599.99
In Stock
64 FPS
$26.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,686.26
In Stock
81 FPS
$20.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,669
In Stock
64 FPS
$20.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
In Stock
81 FPS
$22.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,790
In Stock
81 FPS
$29.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399
In Stock
44 FPS
$27.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199
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