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Ryzen 5 1500X vs Core i9-12900K

Ryzen 5 1500X 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 467.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8559 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1668 days newer than Ryzen 5 1500X.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 1500X

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 7% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 5 1500X - 153 vs 143 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 24 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Logo
Ryzen 5 1500X

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


FPS

143

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

153

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.05/FPS

100%

Price, €

€467.41

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 467.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8559 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Logo
Ryzen 5 1500X

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Logo
Ryzen 5 1500X

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


Single-Core

1104

42%

Multi-Core

3644

24%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Logo

Ryzen 5 1500X

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Apr 11th, 2017
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5Core i9
Summit RidgeAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
4
16
8
24
3.5 GHz
3.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
5.2 GHz
65 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
35.0x
32.0x
None
UHD Graphics 770
YesYes

PCs Using Ryzen 5 1500X or Core i9-12900K

With selected game settings

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