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€247.75
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MSRP $519
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 1800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1769 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 1800X
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $247.75 vs $371.17
- Up to 29% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-12900 - $1.76 vs $2.47 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 7 1800X - 150 vs 141 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
141
94%
Value, €/FPS
€1.76/FPS
100%
Price, €
€247.75
100%
Value Winner
CPU AMD Desktop Ryzen 7 8C/16T 1800X (4.0GHZ,20MB,95W,AM4) Box
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Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1800X | vs | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 7 1800X or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
76 FPS
€20.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,530.63
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70 FPS
€19.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,350.45
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70 FPS
€21.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,530.63
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70 FPS
€20.80/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,455.86
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70 FPS
€22.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,575.68
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70 FPS
€28.30/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,981.08
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70 FPS
€36.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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€2,539.64
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Laptops Using Ryzen 7 1800X or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
64 FPS
€20.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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€1,341.44
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64 FPS
€16.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,035.58
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64 FPS
€18.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,184.68
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64 FPS
€19.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,233.33
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42 FPS
€18.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€768.14
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64 FPS
€19.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,255.86
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64 FPS
€20.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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€1,328.83
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64 FPS
€17.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,142.34
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54 FPS
€20.00/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,080.18
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64 FPS
€16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,045.04
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