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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 3200G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 3200G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 3200G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - CA$142.95 vs CA$409.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900K - CA$0.8 vs CA$1.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 41% better in Rust than Ryzen 3 3200G - 252 vs 179 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3200G - 24 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 3 3200G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
179
71%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.8/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$142.95
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 4-Core Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
252
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.62/FPS
49%
Price, CA$
CA$409
34%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
Buy for CA$409 on Amazon
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Updated 15267 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 3 3200G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Picasso | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Radeon Vega 8 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 3200G or Core i9-12900K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
252 FPS
CA$28.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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130 FPS
CA$16.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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