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Ryzen 5 3500X vs Core i9-12900KF

Ryzen 5 3500X vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for CA$405.22 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 33 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for CA$405.22 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 33 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 772 days newer than Ryzen 5 3500X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 14% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 5 3500X - 203 vs 178 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 24 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Horizon Zero Dawn.
Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


FPS

178

87.68472906403942%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

203

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$405.22

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for CA$405.22 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 33 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


Single-Core

1555

61.17230527143981%

Multi-Core

5850

39.311874202002556%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

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Intel Core i9-12900KF

Sep 24th, 2019Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i9
MatisseCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
6Threads
24
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
36.0x
Multiplier32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Ryzen 5 3500X or Core i9-12900KF

Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate

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