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Ryzen 5 5600G vs Core i9-12900

Ryzen 5 5600G vs Core i9-12900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

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In Stock

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 486.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 345 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 266 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600G

  • Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €207.90 vs €486.17
  • Up to 56% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-12900 - €1.17 vs €2.67 per FPS

Advantages of Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 5 5600G - 182 vs 177 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 24 vs 12 threads
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021


FPS

177

97%

Value, €/FPS

€1.17/FPS

100%

Price, €

€207.9

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

182

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.67/FPS

44%

Price, €

€486.17

42%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 486.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 345 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021


Single-Core

1918

78%

Multi-Core

7665

59%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo

Ryzen 5 5600G

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Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Core i9-12900

Apr 13th, 2021
Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5Core i9
CezanneAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
6
16
12
24
3.9 GHz
2.4 GHz
4.4 GHz
5.1 GHz
65 W65 W
7 nm
10 nm
39.0x
24.0x
Radeon Vega 7UHD Graphics 770
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Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600G or Core i9-12900

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