Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 357 days newer than Ryzen 9 5900HX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 45 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 9 5900HX - 298 vs 287 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX - 24 vs 16 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900HX
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cezanne | 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 | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Radeon Vega 8 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
