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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 205 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £115.0 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 7% better in God of War than Ryzen 5 5600G - 193 vs 181 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 24 vs 12 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-core, 12-Thread Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, up to 4.4GHz
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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
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Single-Core
1918
73.20610687022901%
Multi-Core
7665
49.627711233408874%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| 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 | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600G or Core i9-12900K
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
57 FPS
£18.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,032.3
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63 FPS
£42.22/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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£2,659.92
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