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CA$265
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 3300X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 3300X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 620 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 3300X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - CA$265.0 vs CA$549.99
- Up to 49% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i9-12900 - CA$0.36 vs CA$0.71 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 6% better in Rocket League than Ryzen 3 3300X - 776 vs 730 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3300X - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 3300X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Ryzen 3 3300X
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
730
94.0721649484536%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$265
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 4-Core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
Buy for CA$265 on Amazon
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Updated 3715 minutes ago
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
776
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.71/FPS
50.70422535211267%
Price, CA$
CA$549.99
48%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for CA$549.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3717 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Ryzen 3 3300X
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 3 3300X
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Single-Core
1670
67.5293166194905%
Multi-Core
5793
44.41122355105796%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 3300X or Core i9-12900
Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality
296 FPS
CA$9.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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CA$2,699
In Stock
296 FPS
CA$10.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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CA$3,076.65
In Stock
296 FPS
CA$8.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,470.49
In Stock
333 FPS
CA$8.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,941.65
In Stock
360 FPS
CA$8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,999
In Stock
376 FPS
CA$8.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$3,346.65
In Stock
376 FPS
CA$8.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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CA$3,306.15
In Stock
296 FPS
CA$9.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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CA$2,955.15
In Stock
296 FPS
CA$7.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,350.6
In Stock
236 FPS
CA$14.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$3,525
In Stock
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