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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £94.99 vs £285.35
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 17% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 3600 - 157 vs 134 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1597
62.824547600314716%
Multi-Core
6884
46.260331966937706%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i9-12900KF
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
148 FPS
£9.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,423.2
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155 FPS
£12.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,862.4
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136 FPS
£10.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,389.6
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111 FPS
£10.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,174.8
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123 FPS
£9.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,117.2
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103 FPS
£10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,119.6
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122 FPS
£11.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,459.99
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155 FPS
£14.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,299.99
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116 FPS
£11.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,327.2
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150 FPS
£12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,800
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