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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600KF.
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Up to 47% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €202.50 vs €382.89
- Up to 45% better value when playing Dead Space than Ryzen 9 7900X - €1.26 vs €2.31 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 3% better in Dead Space than Core i5-12600KF - 166 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
161
97%
Value, €/FPS
€1.26/FPS
100%
Price, €
€202.5
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3,6GHz LGA1700 Box
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
166
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.31/FPS
55%
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 i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600KF | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12600KF or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
87 FPS
€16.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,449
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100 FPS
€14.99/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,499
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110 FPS
€16.15/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,777
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125 FPS
€18.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,299
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146 FPS
€16.37/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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140 FPS
€18.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,524.9
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125 FPS
€17.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,209.9
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100 FPS
€17.15/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,714.9
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87 FPS
€19.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,709.9
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140 FPS
€19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,659.9
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103 FPS
€17.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,849
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120 FPS
€20.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,499
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166 FPS
€22.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,719.9
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82 FPS
€16.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,324.9
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166 FPS
€42.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€7,008.49
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82 FPS
€14.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,184.9
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65 FPS
€20.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,322.63
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103 FPS
€18.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,854.9
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133 FPS
€16.28/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,164.9
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166 FPS
€22.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,777
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52 FPS
€15.67/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€814.9
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