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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 567 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 4% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 9 3900XT - 242 vs 233 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £257.21 vs £499.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £1.06 vs £2.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost) – Without Cooler
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
242
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£257.21
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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