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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 357 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 9 5900 - 314 vs 309 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €377.50 vs €486.17
- Up to 21% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i9-12900 - €1.22 vs €1.55 per FPS
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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Ryzen 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
309
98%
Value, €/FPS
€1.22/FPS
100%
Price, €
€377.5
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 XT Prozessor, 16 Kerne/32 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 72MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Kein Lüfter
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900 or Ryzen 9 5900
With selected game settings
203 FPS
€9.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,999
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65 FPS
€15.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€999
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314 FPS
€10.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,179.9
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239 FPS
€9.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,389.9
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203 FPS
€10.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,064.9
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203 FPS
€10.10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,049.9
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273 FPS
€8.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,399
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Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Ryzen 9 5900
With selected game settings
144 FPS
€13.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,885.17
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144 FPS
€11.80/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,699
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144 FPS
€15.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,199
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212 FPS
€12.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,599
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165 FPS
€21.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,499
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152 FPS
€22.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,387.64
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152 FPS
€21.70/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,299
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165 FPS
€23.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,912.48
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165 FPS
€23.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,799
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152 FPS
€23.50/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,572.3
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