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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600KF.
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $129.56 vs $341.19
- Up to 60% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.28 vs $0.70 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 5% better in Battlefield IV than Core i5-12600KF - 490 vs 467 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
467
95%
Value, €/FPS
€0.28/FPS
100%
Price, €
€129.56
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600KF | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-12600KF or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
377 FPS
€4.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,711.7
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362 FPS
€6.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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€2,297.29
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490 FPS
€9.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€4,503.6
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413 FPS
€5.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,226.59
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433 FPS
€4.79/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,072.06
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230 FPS
€10.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,305.41
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362 FPS
€5.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,954.95
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206 FPS
€6.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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247 FPS
€6.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,486.48
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314 FPS
€9.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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