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Ryzen 5 3500X vs Core i9-12900K

Ryzen 5 3500X vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 772 days newer than Ryzen 5 3500X.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3500X

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 9% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Ryzen 5 3500X - 200 vs 183 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 24 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


FPS

183

92%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

200

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


Single-Core

1555

59%

Multi-Core

5850

38%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo

Ryzen 5 3500X

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Sep 24th, 2019Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i9
MatisseCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
6Threads
24
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
36.0x
Multiplier32.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

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