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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X3D on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 5800X3D is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 167 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X3D.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £274.0 vs £389.99
- Up to 25% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-12900K - £1.36 vs £1.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 105 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 6% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 7 5800X3D - 214 vs 201 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
201
93%
Value, £/FPS
£1.36/FPS
100%
Price, £
£274
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 96MB L3 cache, up to 4.5 GHz max boost)
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Updated 4070 minutes ago
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
214
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.82/FPS
74%
Price, £
£389.99
70%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
Buy for £389.99 on Amazon
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Updated 4070 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2022 | 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 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5800X3D or Core i9-12900K
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
130 FPS
£13.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
12 GB, N/A Storage
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