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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 205 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 7% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 5 5600G - 129 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €174.90 vs €467.41
- Up to 60% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-12900K - €1.45 vs €3.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
129
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.62/FPS
40%
Price, €
€467.41
37%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K
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Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
121
94%
Value, €/FPS
€1.45/FPS
100%
Price, €
€174.9
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G, 11836383001, Black
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Updated 6484 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900K | vs | Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900K or Ryzen 5 5600G
With selected game settings
54 FPS
€14.8/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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57 FPS
€20.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,168.76
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116 FPS
€18.06/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,094.9
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95 FPS
€20/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899.9
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129 FPS
€29.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,777
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101 FPS
€26.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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46 FPS
€16.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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46 FPS
€18.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€829
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129 FPS
€24.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,154.9
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26 FPS
€44.61/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€1,159.9
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