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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 364 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £135.0 vs £292.89
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 105 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 9% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 7 5800X - 717 vs 658 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X Desktop Processor
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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 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Single-Core
2178
83.12977099236642%
Multi-Core
10263
66.44868889608287%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5800X or Core i9-12900K
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
458 FPS
£2.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,216.77
In Stock
350 FPS
£2.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£919.95
In Stock
450 FPS
£2.4/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,079.95
In Stock
458 FPS
£5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,289.95
In Stock
458 FPS
£3.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,819.95
In Stock
458 FPS
£4.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,009.95
In Stock
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