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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Ryzen 9 5900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 357 days newer than Ryzen 9 5900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 8% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 9 5900 - 834 vs 769 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900 doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Single-Core
2052
82.97614233724222%
Multi-Core
9865
75.62864152100582%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900 or Core i9-12900
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
640 FPS
£2.64/FPS
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Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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527 FPS
£3.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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640 FPS
£6.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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640 FPS
£5.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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664 FPS
£4.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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591 FPS
£2.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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627 FPS
£2.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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740 FPS
£2.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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591 FPS
£3.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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591 FPS
£3.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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