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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Up to 32% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - €526.20 vs €769.42
- Up to 23% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Ryzen 9 7950X - €2.06 vs €2.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 13% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i9-12900 - 289 vs 255 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
255
88%
Value, €/FPS
€2.06/FPS
100%
Price, €
€526.2
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
289
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.66/FPS
77%
Price, €
€769.42
68%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray
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Updated 540 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Ryzen 9 7950X
With selected game settings
251 FPS
€10.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,519
In Stock
165 FPS
€12.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,999
In Stock
261 FPS
€9.67/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,524.9
In Stock
211 FPS
€9.1/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,919.9
In Stock
80 FPS
€11.11/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€889
In Stock
261 FPS
€9.79/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,555
In Stock
196 FPS
€9.67/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,894.9
In Stock
243 FPS
€9.18/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,229.9
In Stock
200 FPS
€10.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,099.9
In Stock
191 FPS
€12.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,389.9
In Stock
289 FPS
€13.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,849.9
In Stock
217 FPS
€10.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,309
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Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Ryzen 9 7950X
With selected game settings
140 FPS
€22.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,175.09
In Stock
127 FPS
€17.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,195.99
In Stock
127 FPS
€14.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,885.11
In Stock
172 FPS
€10.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,767.4
In Stock
132 FPS
€24.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,299
In Stock
132 FPS
€14.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,939.03
In Stock
140 FPS
€19.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,660.97
In Stock
140 FPS
€17.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,470.02
In Stock
140 FPS
€26.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,646.61
In Stock
96 FPS
€37.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,578.64
In Stock
135 FPS
€25.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,499.01
In Stock
172 FPS
€33.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€5,690.02
In Stock
132 FPS
€68.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€9,100.39
In Stock
135 FPS
€52.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€7,069.76
In Stock
132 FPS
€29.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,847.09
In Stock
140 FPS
€12.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,793.95
In Stock
132 FPS
€23.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,057.86
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