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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Ryzen 9 4900H on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 598 days newer than Ryzen 9 4900H.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 45 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 9 4900H - 153 vs 145 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 4900H - 24 vs 16 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
153
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.68/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$409.98
100%
FPS and Value 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
Extreme
Ryzen 9 4900H
Mobile • Mar 16th, 2020
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 4900H | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Renoir | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket FP6 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Radeon Graphics 512SP | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 4900H or Core i9-12900K
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
153 FPS
CA$36.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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67 FPS
CA$29.69/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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71 FPS
CA$30.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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