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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 344 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 3% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-12600 - 114 vs 111 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £259.95 vs £1049.89
- Up to 75% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £2.34 vs £9.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
114
100%
Value, £/FPS
£9.21/FPS
25%
Price, £
£1049.89
24%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi 6E
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
111
97%
Value, £/FPS
£2.34/FPS
100%
Price, £
£259.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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Updated 68 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 120 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
42.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X3D or Core i5-12600
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
114 FPS
£20.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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114 FPS
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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114 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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