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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 1003 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 99% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - £4.99 vs £482.99
- Up to 99% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i9-12900KS - £0.03 vs £2.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 15% better in No Man's Sky than Ryzen 5 3600 - 206 vs 179 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Intel Core i9-12900KS Special Edition, 8C+8c/24T, 3.40-5.50GHz, Boxed without Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 2022 |
| 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 | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 150 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i9-12900KS
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
73 FPS
£39.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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125 FPS
£12.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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85 FPS
£37.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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