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Core i9-12900K vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i9-12900K vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i9-12900K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 559 on Amazon

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Updated 73914 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

4.5 GHz | 16-core

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for 652.24 on Amazon

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Updated 73914 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i9-12900K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 559 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73914 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

4.5 GHz | 16-core

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for 652.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73914 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900K.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - €559.0 vs €652.24
  • Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 125 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 3% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-12900K - 221 vs 214 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 32 vs 24 threads
This is a free version of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

214

96.83257918552036%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€559

100%

Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i9-12900K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 559 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73914 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

221

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€652.24

85%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for 652.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73914 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

89.17631041524847%

Multi-Core

15445

80.05494220701809%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Intel Core i9-12900K

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Nov 4th, 2021Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9CollectionRyzen 9
Alder LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1700SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16Cores16
24Threads
32
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
5.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
125 W
TDP170 W
10 nmProcess Size
5 nm
32.0xMultiplier
45.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Ryzen 9 7950X

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme

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