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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF is 485 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 13% better in Valorant than Ryzen 9 3900XT - 921 vs 813 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £334.97 vs £387.95
- Up to 25% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £0.36 vs £0.48 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost) – Without Cooler
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
921
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.36/FPS
100%
Price, £
£334.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | 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 |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900XT or Core i9-12900KF
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
773 FPS
£2.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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708 FPS
£1.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,230
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834 FPS
£1.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,558.8
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883 FPS
£2.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,019.6
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655 FPS
£1.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,305.6
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815 FPS
£1.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599.99
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618 FPS
£1.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,198.8
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706 FPS
£2.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,449.99
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885 FPS
£2.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,200.02
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815 FPS
£1.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,590
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