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€199.76
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600K.
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Up to 48% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €199.76 vs €382.89
- Up to 46% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Ryzen 9 7900X - €0.88 vs €1.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i5-12600K - 236 vs 227 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 24 vs 16 threads
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
227
96%
Value, €/FPS
€0.88/FPS
100%
Price, €
€199.76
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K LGA1700 Tablett, 3,6 GHz, CM8071504555227
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
236
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.62/FPS
54%
Price, €
€382.89
52%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600K | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
172 FPS
€8.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,449
In Stock
186 FPS
€8.06/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,499
In Stock
196 FPS
€9.07/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,777
In Stock
209 FPS
€11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,299
In Stock
224 FPS
€10.67/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,389.9
In Stock
220 FPS
€11.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,524.9
In Stock
209 FPS
€10.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,209.9
In Stock
100 FPS
€5.95/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€594.9
In Stock
186 FPS
€9.22/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,714.9
In Stock
172 FPS
€9.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,709.9
In Stock
220 FPS
€12.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,659.9
In Stock
189 FPS
€9.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,849
In Stock
105 FPS
€6.09/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€639.9
In Stock
205 FPS
€12.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,499
In Stock
236 FPS
€15.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,719.9
In Stock
164 FPS
€7.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,222
In Stock
236 FPS
€29.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€7,008.49
In Stock
189 FPS
€9.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,854.9
In Stock
215 FPS
€10.07/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,164.9
In Stock
236 FPS
€16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,777
In Stock
100 FPS
€6.66/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€666
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