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Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Core i5-12600K

Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Ryzen 9 3900XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 485 days newer than Ryzen 9 3900XT.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 3900XT

  • Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 105 vs 125 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 24 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 9 3900XT - 239 vs 218 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT doesn't have integrated graphics
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Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Logo
Ryzen 9 3900XT

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020


FPS

218

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

239

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.84/FPS

100%

Price, €

€199.77

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K LGA1700 Tablett, 3,6 GHz, CM8071504555227

Buy for 199.77 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 40 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Logo
Ryzen 9 3900XT

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Logo
Ryzen 9 3900XT

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020


Single-Core

1729

71%

Multi-Core

10030

85%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Logo

Ryzen 9 3900XT

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Jul 7th, 2020Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i5
MatisseCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores10
24
Threads16
3.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.7 GHz
4.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
105 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
39.0x
Multiplier37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

PCs Using Ryzen 9 3900XT or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

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