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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 106 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 4% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Ryzen 5 5600 - 237 vs 227 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €118.90 vs €526.20
- Up to 77% better value when playing Mass Effect: Andromeda than Core i9-12900 - €0.52 vs €2.22 per FPS
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
227
96%
Value, €/FPS
€0.52/FPS
100%
Price, €
€118.9
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.5GHz, Max. Leistungstakt: bis zu 4.4GHz, 6 Kerne, L3-Cache 32MB, Socket AM4) 100-100000927BOX, Schwarz
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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With selected game settings
127 FPS
€7.24/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i9-12900
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Core i9-12900
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With selected game settings
107 FPS
€11.21/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€20.35/FPS
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Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€16.27/FPS
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Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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135 FPS
€13.96/FPS
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Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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196 FPS
€9.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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143 FPS
€23.07/FPS
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Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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143 FPS
€13.56/FPS
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Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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72 FPS
€19.43/FPS
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€12.16/FPS
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€14.94/FPS
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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72 FPS
€12.38/FPS
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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156 FPS
€17.06/FPS
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Core i9-12900
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107 FPS
€17.65/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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156 FPS
€15.83/FPS
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Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€21.51/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€15.77/FPS
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€23.38/FPS
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Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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82 FPS
€43.64/FPS
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Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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107 FPS
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Core i9-12900
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€16.1/FPS
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Core i9-12900
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