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Ryzen 3 5400U vs Core i9-12900K

Ryzen 3 5400U vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $599

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Ryzen 3 5400U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 296 days newer than Ryzen 3 5400U.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 5400U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 128% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 3 5400U - 73 vs 32 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 5400U - 24 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Cities: Skylines II.
Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 3 5400U Logo
Ryzen 3 5400U

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

32

44%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

73

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 3 5400U Logo
Ryzen 3 5400U

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 3 5400U Logo
Ryzen 3 5400U

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

1516

58%

Multi-Core

4495

29%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

AMD Ryzen 3 5400U

vs

Intel Core i9-12900K

Jan 12th, 2021Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 3CollectionCore i9
Not AvailableCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket FP6SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
24
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
26.0xMultiplier
32.0x
Radeon Vega 6Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Ryzen 3 5400U or Core i9-12900K

Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High

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