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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £65.99 vs £292.89
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 11% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Ryzen 5 3400G - 133 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 24 vs 8 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Processor (4C/8T, 6 MB cache, 4.2 GHz Max Boost) with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
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Intel Core i9-12900K 12th Gen Alder Lake 16-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1700 Processor-BX8071512900K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1128
43.05343511450382%
Multi-Core
3619
23.43153123988346%
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Picasso | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Radeon RX Vega 11 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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