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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1668 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - CA$422.01 vs CA$429.0
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 19% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 5 1500X - 214 vs 180 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler (YD150XBBAEBOX)
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1104
42.13740458015267%
Multi-Core
3644
23.593395921010035%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1500X or Core i9-12900K
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
214 FPS
CA$24.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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143 FPS
CA$16.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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115 FPS
CA$23.17/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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119 FPS
CA$18.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,169.09
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