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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5950X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 425 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $297.29 vs $324.32
- Up to 6% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-12900F - $1.37 vs $1.45 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900F - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 3% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 9 5950X - 223 vs 217 FPS
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
217
97%
Value, €/FPS
€1.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€297.29
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
223
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.45/FPS
94%
Price, €
€324.32
91%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 223 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | Not Available |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i9-12900F
With selected game settings
78 FPS
€16.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,261.26
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78 FPS
€16.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,306.3
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79 FPS
€15.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,216.21
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78 FPS
€16.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,297.29
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78 FPS
€16.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,252.24
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46 FPS
€20.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-12900F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€952.24
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179 FPS
€15.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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€2,702.69
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78 FPS
€15.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,207.2
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46 FPS
€22.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,027.02
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78 FPS
€13.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,080.18
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