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MSRP $129
AvailabilityMSRP $599
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 4500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 4500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 151 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 4500.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 4500
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €63.99 vs €467.41
- Up to 83% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-12900K - €0.11 vs €0.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 24% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 5 4500 - 717 vs 577 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 4500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
577
80%
Value, €/FPS
€0.11/FPS
100%
Price, €
€63.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.6GHz, Max. Leistungstakt: bis zu 4.1GHz, 6 Kerne, L3-Cache 8MB, Socket AM4) 100-100000644BOX Schwarz
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
717
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.65/FPS
17%
Price, €
€467.41
13%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K
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Updated 157 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 4500 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Not Available | 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 |
| 4.1 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 | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 4500 or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
192 FPS
€4.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€5.59/FPS
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Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€3.37/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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192 FPS
€4.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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192 FPS
€4.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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237 FPS
€3.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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270 FPS
€3.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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521 FPS
€3.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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270 FPS
€2.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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717 FPS
€5.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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549 FPS
€5.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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192 FPS
€4.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€949.95
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717 FPS
€5.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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143 FPS
€5.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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