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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 266 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - CA$219.47 vs CA$618.44
- Up to 59% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-12900F - CA$3.28 vs CA$8.03 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 15% better in Starfield than Ryzen 5 5600G - 77 vs 67 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 24 vs 12 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
67
87.01298701298701%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.28/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$219.47
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
77
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$8.03/FPS
40.846824408468244%
Price, CA$
CA$618.44
35%
FPS Winner
Intel CORE PROCESSOR I9-12900F 2.40GHZ (TURBE 5.1GHZ) 30MB CACHE 16 NUCLEOS, 24 THREADS LGA1700 BX8071512900F -
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Single-Core
1918
75.54155179204412%
Multi-Core
7665
55.183585313174945%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600G or Core i9-12900F
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
21 FPS
CA$65.24/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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2 FPS
CA$537.05/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,349.99
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21 FPS
CA$70.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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16 FPS
CA$87.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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16 FPS
CA$85.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,365.99
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16 FPS
CA$125/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,999.99
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16 FPS
CA$181.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$2,899.99
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44 FPS
CA$51.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,249.99
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