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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1769 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 1800X
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - CA$597.84 vs CA$611.10
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 7 1800X - 150 vs 141 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Ryzen 7 1800X - CA$4.07 vs CA$4.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Processor (YD180XBCAEWOF)
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
150
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.07/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$611.1
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1800X | vs | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 7 1800X or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
70 FPS
CA$46.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Laptops Using Ryzen 7 1800X or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
42 FPS
CA$73.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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42 FPS
CA$73.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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42 FPS
CA$60.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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54 FPS
CA$54.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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42 FPS
CA$58.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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42 FPS
CA$51.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$55.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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42 FPS
CA$75.50/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$3,171.15
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42 FPS
CA$67.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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42 FPS
CA$65.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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