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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 364 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 10% better in Dirt 5 than Ryzen 9 5950X - 243 vs 220 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - €467.41 vs €1014.81
- Up to 58% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Ryzen 9 5950X - €1.92 vs €4.61 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C/32T 3.40-4.90GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000059
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
243
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.92/FPS
100%
Price, €
€467.41
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
108 FPS
€11.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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209 FPS
€10.02/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,094.9
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220 FPS
€16.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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170 FPS
€11.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899.9
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243 FPS
€15.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,777
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180 FPS
€14.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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124 FPS
€11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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193 FPS
€12.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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158 FPS
€10.06/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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243 FPS
€12.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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