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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 266 days newer than Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 3% better in World of Tanks than Core i9-12900 - 590 vs 572 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
572
97%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.07/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$611.1
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900 or Ryzen 9 7950X
With selected game settings
263 FPS
CA$12.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Ryzen 9 7950X
With selected game settings
190 FPS
CA$16.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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190 FPS
CA$16.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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190 FPS
CA$13.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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190 FPS
CA$14.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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220 FPS
CA$13.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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190 FPS
CA$13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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190 FPS
CA$12.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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190 FPS
CA$16.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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190 FPS
CA$14.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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241 FPS
CA$12.44/FPS
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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