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EPYC 7551 vs Core i9-12900K

EPYC 7551 vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K

Buy for 492.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms EPYC 7551 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1589 days newer than EPYC 7551.

Advantages of EPYC 7551

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 64 vs 24 threads

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 49% better in Dead Island 2 than EPYC 7551 - 202 vs 136 FPS
  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD EPYC 7551 - 125 vs 180 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD EPYC 7551 doesn't have integrated graphics
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This is a free version of Dead Island 2.
Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD EPYC 7551 Logo
EPYC 7551

Server/Workstation • Jun 29th, 2017


FPS

136

67%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

202

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.44/FPS

100%

Price, €

€492.65

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K

Buy for 492.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD EPYC 7551 Logo
EPYC 7551

Server/Workstation • Jun 29th, 2017

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7551 Logo
EPYC 7551

Server/Workstation • Jun 29th, 2017


Single-Core

942

36%

Multi-Core

5942

38%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

AMD EPYC 7551 Logo

EPYC 7551

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Jun 29th, 2017
Nov 4th, 2021
EPYCCore i9
NaplesAlder Lake
AMD Socket SP3Intel Socket 1700
Server
Desktop
32
16
64
24
2.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
2.5 GHz
5.2 GHz
180 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
20.0x
32.0x
None
UHD Graphics 770
YesYes

PCs Using EPYC 7551 or Core i9-12900K

With selected game settings

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