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£259.98
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 425 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £259.98 vs £322.99
- Up to 17% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Core i9-12900F - £0.97 vs £1.17 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 3% better in Monster Hunter: World than Ryzen 9 5900X - 275 vs 268 FPS
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
268
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.97/FPS
100%
Price, £
£259.98
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
275
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.17/FPS
82%
Price, £
£322.99
80%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
Buy for £322.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12306 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | Not Available |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i9-12900F
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
227 FPS
£7.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,646.4
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164 FPS
£9.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,593.6
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