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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS 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 i9-12900KS is 357 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 8% better in Battlefield 2042 than Ryzen 5 5600G - 186 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €174.90 vs €534.91
- Up to 65% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i9-12900KS - €1.02 vs €2.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
186
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.88/FPS
35%
Price, €
€534.91
32%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KS Processor 30 MB Smart Cache Box Silber
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Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
172
92%
Value, €/FPS
€1.02/FPS
100%
Price, €
€174.9
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G, 11836383001, Black
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Updated 235 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KS | vs | Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
Apr 5th, 2022 | 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 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900KS or Ryzen 5 5600G
With selected game settings
73 FPS
€10.95/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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76 FPS
€15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,168.76
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61 FPS
€12.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€776.74
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61 FPS
€13.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€829
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86 FPS
€22.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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