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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 357 days newer than Ryzen 5 5500U.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 113% better in League of Legends than Ryzen 5 5500U - 319 vs 150 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500U - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 15 vs 65 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
319
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.44/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
Very High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5500U
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500U
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Single-Core
1292
52.24423776789324%
Multi-Core
4612
35.3572523765716%
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Lucienne |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket FP6 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 15 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics 448SP |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Ryzen 5 5500U
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
296 FPS
$4.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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299 FPS
$7.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,109
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299 FPS
$6.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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299 FPS
$8.7/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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296 FPS
$5.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,686.26
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299 FPS
$5.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,669
In Stock
296 FPS
$4.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
In Stock
299 FPS
$5.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,790
In Stock
299 FPS
$8.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399
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293 FPS
$4.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199
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