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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 266 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £132.0 vs £319.52
- Up to 56% better value when playing Valheim than Core i9-12900F - £0.63 vs £1.44 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 6% better in Valheim than Ryzen 5 5600G - 222 vs 209 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 24 vs 12 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
209
94.14414414414415%
Value, £/FPS
£0.63/FPS
100%
Price, £
£132
100%
Value Winner
Ryzen 5 5600G CPU with Wraith Stealth Cooler AM4 3.9GHz (4.4 Turbo) 6-Core 65W 19MB Cache 7nm 5th Gen Radeon Graphics - 100-100000252BOX
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
222
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.44/FPS
43.75%
Price, £
£319.52
41%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
Buy for £319.52 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Single-Core
1918
75.54155179204412%
Multi-Core
7665
55.183585313174945%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600G or Core i9-12900F
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
137 FPS
£10.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,479.99
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80 FPS
£35.02/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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£2,801.79
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