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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 425 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600X.
Advantages of Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 5 5600X - 161 vs 146 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - CA$209.00 vs CA$775.13
- Up to 70% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i9-12900F - CA$1.43 vs CA$4.81 per FPS
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
161
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.81/FPS
30%
Price, CA$
CA$775.13
26%
FPS Winner
Intel CORE PROCESSOR I9-12900F 2.40GHZ (TURBE 5.1GHZ) 30MB CACHE 16 NUCLEOS, 24 THREADS LGA1700 BX8071512900F -
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
146
91%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.43/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$209
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900F | vs | Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Ryzen 5 5600X
With selected game settings
88 FPS
CA$21.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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116 FPS
CA$17.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,981.61
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116 FPS
CA$17.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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78 FPS
CA$22.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,729.83
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