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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 710 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 20% better in New World than Ryzen 9 3950X - 146 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $228.83 vs $437.79
- Up to 56% better value when playing New World than Ryzen 9 3950X - $1.57 vs $3.59 per FPS
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
146
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.57/FPS
100%
Price, €
€228.83
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
86 FPS
€17.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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86 FPS
€14.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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97 FPS
€24.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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109 FPS
€12.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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116 FPS
€42.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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115 FPS
€29.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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110 FPS
€16.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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€1,810.8
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116 FPS
€42.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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116 FPS
€33.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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115 FPS
€19.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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