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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 567 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 22% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 9 3900XT - 500 vs 409 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - €273.9 vs €579.7
- Up to 61% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 9 3900XT - €0.55 vs €1.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
500
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.55/FPS
100%
Price, €
€273.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop-Prozessor 18 MB Cache, bis zu 4,80 GHz
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AMD RyzenTM 9 3900XT Prozessor (12 Kerne/24 Threads, 70MB Cache, bis zu 4,7 GHz Max Boost) - ohne Kühler, AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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