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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1356 days newer than Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 13% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 5 2600 - 95 vs 84 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1152
46.58309745248686%
Multi-Core
4841
37.11284881938056%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Core i9-12900
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
59 FPS
£28.59/FPS
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Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£67.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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59 FPS
£54.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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65 FPS
£44.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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48 FPS
£35.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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56 FPS
£26.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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81 FPS
£21.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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48 FPS
£38.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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48 FPS
£41.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
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