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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 710 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 11% better in Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 9 3950X - 131 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - €375.03 vs €699.90
- Up to 52% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 9 3950X - €2.86 vs €5.93 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 3950x Retail (AM4/16 Core/4,70 GHz/70 MB/105 W) 100-100000051WOF Silber
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
131
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.86/FPS
100%
Price, €
€375.03
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF 3,2 GHz LGA1700 Tra, CM8071504549231 Schwarz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
90 FPS
€20.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,869
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90 FPS
€19.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,729
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64 FPS
€27.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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80 FPS
€20.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,649
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64 FPS
€26.23/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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112 FPS
€20.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,249
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64 FPS
€24.05/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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80 FPS
€23.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,889
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96 FPS
€19.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,829
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80 FPS
€25.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,039.9
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