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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900 is 546 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 10% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 9 3900XT - 201 vs 183 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - €523.87 vs €579.7
- Up to 18% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 9 3900XT - €2.61 vs €3.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
AMD RyzenTM 9 3900XT Prozessor (12 Kerne/24 Threads, 70MB Cache, bis zu 4,7 GHz Max Boost) - ohne Kühler, AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
201
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.61/FPS
100%
Price, €
€523.87
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900XT or Core i9-12900
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
99 FPS
€12.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,249
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99 FPS
€15.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,499
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114 FPS
€30.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,499
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99 FPS
€13.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,295.96
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105 FPS
€14.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,512
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144 FPS
€13.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,892.49
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114 FPS
€21.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,436.18
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105 FPS
€36.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,799
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99 FPS
€14.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,449.78
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99 FPS
€17.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,762
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