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MSRP in USD: $499
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K 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 i5-12600K is 485 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 6% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 9 3900XT - 95 vs 90 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - €499.0 vs €579.7
- Up to 18% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 9 3900XT - €5.25 vs €6.44 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 24 vs 16 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
95
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.25/FPS
100%
Price, €
€499
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12600K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet
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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
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Ryzen 9 3900XT
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
10 FPS
€57.49/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€40.66/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€609.9
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€17.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€62.99/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€629.9
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