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Core i9-12900F vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i9-12900F vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 425 days newer than Ryzen 9 5950X.

Advantages of Core i9-12900F

  • Performs up to 4% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Ryzen 9 5950X - 163 vs 156 FPS

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900F - 32 vs 24 threads
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Watch Dogs: Legion

Watch Dogs: Legion

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo
Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

163

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

156

96%

Value, €/FPS

€6.55/FPS

100%

Price, €

€1021.35

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C/32T 3.40-4.90GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000059

Buy for 1,021.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 249 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo
Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo
Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2539

100%

Multi-Core

13890

100%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

86%

Multi-Core

12159

88%

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo

Core i9-12900F

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateNov 5th, 2020
Core i9CollectionRyzen 9
Alder LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1700SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16Cores16
24Threads
32
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
5.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
Not AvailableTDP105 W
10 nmProcess Size
7 nm
24.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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