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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 327 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 4% better in Valorant than Core i9-12900K - 969 vs 932 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - CA$288.98 vs CA$409.98
- Up to 32% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-12900K - CA$0.3 vs CA$0.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 105 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
969
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$288.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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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
High
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 7600X or Core i9-12900K
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
703 FPS
CA$2.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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703 FPS
CA$2.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,646.03
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932 FPS
CA$5.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$5,541.52
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705 FPS
CA$2.96/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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717 FPS
CA$3.03/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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