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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - CA$166.72 vs CA$409.98
- Up to 54% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-12900K - CA$1.46 vs CA$3.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 13% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 5 3400G - 129 vs 114 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 24 vs 8 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
114
88%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.46/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$166.72
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
129
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.18/FPS
45%
Price, CA$
CA$409.98
40%
FPS 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Picasso | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Radeon RX Vega 11 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3400G or Core i9-12900K
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
129 FPS
CA$42.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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79 FPS
CA$26.38/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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CA$2,084.02
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82 FPS
CA$26.45/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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