Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 426 days newer than Core i5-12600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 7% better in Rust than Core i5-12600K - 262 vs 244 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 120 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Up to 54% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £0.92 vs £1.99 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
262
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.99/FPS
46.231155778894475%
Price, £
FPS Winner
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
244
93.12977099236642%
Value, £/FPS
£0.92/FPS
100%
Price, £
£223.58
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £223.58 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 170 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Single-Core
2450
86.81785967399009%
Multi-Core
11792
67.46381371932033%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | 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 |
4.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
120 W | TDP | 125 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
44.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |