Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 912 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 26% better in Starfield than Ryzen 5 3600 - 77 vs 61 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - CA$129.0 vs CA$759.46
- Up to 79% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-12900F - CA$2.11 vs CA$9.86 per FPS
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
77
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$9.86/FPS
21%
Price, CA$
CA$759.46
16%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$759.46 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 102 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
61
79%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.11/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$129
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$129 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 103 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |