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€82.15
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - €82.15 vs €378.30
- Up to 76% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-12900KF - €0.61 vs €2.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 11% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 5 3600 - 150 vs 135 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 24 vs 12 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
135
90%
Value, €/FPS
€0.61/FPS
100%
Price, €
€82.15
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
150
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.52/FPS
24%
Price, €
€378.3
21%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF 3,2 GHz LGA1700 Tra, CM8071504549231 Schwarz
Buy for €378.3 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
68 FPS
€24.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,679
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31 FPS
€22.42/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€694.9
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124 FPS
€19.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,439
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68 FPS
€22.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,539
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97 FPS
€19.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,869
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97 FPS
€17.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,729
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103 FPS
€17.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,829
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85 FPS
€24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,039.9
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85 FPS
€19.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,649
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124 FPS
€18.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,299
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