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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1561 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 14% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 3 1200 - 225 vs 198 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - CA$499.99 vs CA$649.99
- Up to 32% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 3 1200 - CA$2.22 vs CA$3.28 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 24 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 1200 doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
225
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.22/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$499.99
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 1200 or Core i9-12900K
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
126 FPS
CA$21.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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225 FPS
CA$25.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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99 FPS
CA$21.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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