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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 516 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 105 vs 150 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 4% better in Escape From Tarkov than Ryzen 9 5950X - 231 vs 222 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - €477.22 vs €611.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Ryzen 9 5950X - €2.07 vs €2.75 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X CPU 16 Core 4.9GHz 64MB Cache AM4 Sockel Tray-Prozessor
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Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
231
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.07/FPS
100%
Price, €
€477.22
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KS Processor 30 MB Smart Cache Box Silber
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 2022 |
| 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 | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 150 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i9-12900KS
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
206 FPS
€10.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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175 FPS
€10.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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222 FPS
€13.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,039.9
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147 FPS
€8.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,222
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159 FPS
€8.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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