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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 478 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 13% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - 166 vs 147 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - $350.99 vs $1045.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - $2.11 vs $7.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - 125 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 32 vs 24 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
166
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$350.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
Buy for $350.99 on Amazon
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Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
FPS
147
88.55421686746988%
Value, $/FPS
$7.11/FPS
29.67651195499296%
Price, $
$1045
33%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16-core, 32-thread desktop processor
Buy for $1,045 on Amazon
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Updated 348674 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
Single-Core
1676
65.93233674272227%
Multi-Core
12353
83.01189436193805%
Intel Core i9-12900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 14th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket WRX8 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
129 FPS
$14.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,869
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130 FPS
$12.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
In Stock
111 FPS
$24.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,679.99
In Stock
147 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
In Stock
137 FPS
$18.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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138 FPS
$39.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$5,499
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137 FPS
$28.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,856
In Stock
137 FPS
$18.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,473
In Stock
130 FPS
$15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
In Stock
138 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,599
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