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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms 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 7900X3D is 426 days newer than Core i5-12600KF.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 7% better in Rust than Core i5-12600KF - 262 vs 245 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 120 vs 125 Watts
- 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 65% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £0.7 vs £1.99 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
262
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.99/FPS
35.175879396984925%
Price, £
FPS Winner
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
245
93.51145038167938%
Value, £/FPS
£0.7/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
High
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Single-Core
2472
87.59744861800142%
Multi-Core
12036
68.85977458664684%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
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 | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X3D or Core i5-12600KF
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
144 FPS
£15.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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162 FPS
£11.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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