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£178
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 5800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 516 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - £178.0 vs £482.99
- Up to 62% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-12900KS - £1.91 vs £4.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 105 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 4% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 7 5800X - 97 vs 93 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
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Processor (8C/16T, 36MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost)
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Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
97
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.98/FPS
38%
Price, £
£482.99
36%
FPS Winner
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 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 2022 |
| 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 | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 150 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5800X or Core i9-12900KS
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
76 FPS
£13.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,039.99
In Stock
58 FPS
£17.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,032.99
In Stock
76 FPS
£30.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,289.95
In Stock
76 FPS
£23.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,819.95
In Stock
76 FPS
£26.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,009.95
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