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Ryzen 9 7900 vs Core i5-12600K

Ryzen 9 7900 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 436 days newer than Core i5-12600K.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900

  • Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-12600K - 194 vs 193 FPS
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 24 vs 16 threads
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


FPS

194

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

193

99%

Value, €/FPS

€1.04/FPS

100%

Price, €

€199.76

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for 199.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 256 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


Single-Core

2824

100%

Multi-Core

16743

100%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

87%

Multi-Core

11792

70%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo

Ryzen 9 7900

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Jan 14th, 2023
Release DateNov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i5
RaphaelCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM5SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores10
24
Threads16
3.7 GHzBase Clock Speed3.7 GHz
5.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
5 nm
Process Size10 nm
37.0xMultiplier37.0x
Radeon GraphicsIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

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