Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1561 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 462% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 3 1200 - 73 vs 13 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - $243.48 vs $288.08
- Up to 85% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 3 1200 - $3.7 vs $24.6 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 24 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 1200 doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
73
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.7/FPS
100%
Price, €
€270.26
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
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Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i9 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 16 |
4 | Threads | 24 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |