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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 436 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 4% better in Rust than Core i9-12900K - 262 vs 252 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $368.99 vs $376.99
- Up to 6% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900K - $1.41 vs $1.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
262
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.41/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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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
252
96.18320610687023%
Value, $/FPS
$1.5/FPS
94%
Price, $
$376.99
97%
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Single-Core
2620
92.77620396600567%
Multi-Core
15445
92.24750642059368%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| 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 | 3.2 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900 or Core i9-12900K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
106 FPS
$21.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,238
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252 FPS
$15.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,799.99
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162 FPS
$21.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,529.95
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137 FPS
$17.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399
In Stock
178 FPS
$13.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,399.99
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115 FPS
$12.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,479
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106 FPS
$21.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,299
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151 FPS
$19.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,897
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85 FPS
$12.89/FPS
Arc A380
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,095.77
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151 FPS
$20.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,099
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