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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 364 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 6% better in No Man's Sky than Ryzen 9 5950X - 204 vs 193 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - €559.0 vs €953.9
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C 32T 3.40GHz tray - 100-000000059
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Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i9-12900K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Single-Core
2189
83.54961832061069%
Multi-Core
12159
78.72450631272257%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i9-12900K
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
119 FPS
€11.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,399
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149 FPS
€9.93/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,479
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120 FPS
€10.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,239.9
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101 FPS
€12.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,229
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202 FPS
€12.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,479
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190 FPS
€10.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,999
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78 FPS
€14.09/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099
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186 FPS
€9.99/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,859
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186 FPS
€9.03/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,679
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149 FPS
€9.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,459
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