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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1561 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of Ryzen 3 1200
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 10% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen 3 1200 - 334 vs 304 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - CA$399.17 vs CA$578.98
- Up to 37% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen 3 1200 - CA$1.20 vs CA$1.90 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 24 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
334
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.2/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$399.17
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 3 1200 or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
225 FPS
CA$11.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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248 FPS
CA$15.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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