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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - €414.62 vs €831.45
- Up to 48% better value when playing Lost Ark than Ryzen 9 7950X - €1.38 vs €2.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 4% better in Lost Ark than Core i9-12900K - 313 vs 301 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 32 vs 24 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
301
96%
Value, €/FPS
€1.38/FPS
100%
Price, €
€414.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor-BX8071512900K
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
313
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.66/FPS
51%
Price, €
€831.45
49%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray
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Updated 230 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Ryzen 9 7950X
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
224 FPS
€7.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,581.25
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186 FPS
€7.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,479
In Stock
313 FPS
€16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€5,110.35
In Stock
186 FPS
€7.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,439
In Stock
279 FPS
€9.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,559
In Stock
199 FPS
€8.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,699
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176 FPS
€7.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,399
In Stock
267 FPS
€10.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,709
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245 FPS
€9.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,299
In Stock
165 FPS
€6.9/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,139
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