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CA$399
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 1950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1547 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 120% better in League of Legends than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 339 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - CA$399.0 vs CA$885.66
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 125 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 32 vs 24 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
FPS
154
45.42772861356932%
Value, CA$/FPS
Price, CA$
CA$885.66
45%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X (16-core/32-thread) Desktop Processor (YD195XA8AEWOF)
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Updated 312 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
Single-Core
1171
44.69465648854962%
Multi-Core
7539
48.81191324053092%
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 10th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Whitehaven |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 180 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
324 FPS
CA$7.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,299.99
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339 FPS
CA$16.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$5,505.7
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320 FPS
CA$6.89/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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CA$2,205.21
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321 FPS
CA$6.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,149.99
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