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£290.83
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600KF.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 7% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-12600KF - 166 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Up to 42% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £169.68 vs £290.83
- Up to 43% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 9 7900X - £1.1 vs £1.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
166
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.92/FPS
57.29166666666667%
Price, £
£290.83
58%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzensets 9 7900X Processor (integrated Radeon Graphics, 12 cores/24 threads, 170W TDP, AM5 Socket, 76MB cache, up to 5.6 GHz max boost, no cooler)
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
155
93.37349397590361%
Value, £/FPS
£1.1/FPS
100%
Price, £
£169.68
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Single-Core
2472
84.57064659596305%
Multi-Core
12036
67.43234915121296%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 10 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 125 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i5-12600KF
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
125 FPS
£11.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,399
In Stock
132 FPS
£8.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,159
In Stock
134 FPS
£16.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,169.95
In Stock
164 FPS
£22.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£3,749.95
In Stock
164 FPS
£25.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£4,119.95
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