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£517.37
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $739
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900KS on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900KS is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 274 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900KS.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 5% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i9-12900KS - 108 vs 103 FPS
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 120 vs 150 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £482.99 vs £517.37
- Up to 2% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £4.69 vs £4.79 per FPS
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
108
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.79/FPS
97%
Price, £
£517.37
93%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor with 3D V-Cache technology, 16 cores/32 skewed threads, Zen 4 architecture, 144MB cache, 120W TDP, up to 5.7GHz boost frequency, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0
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Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
103
95%
Value, £/FPS
£4.69/FPS
100%
Price, £
£482.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KS Special Edition, 8C+8c/24T, 3.40-5.50GHz, Boxed without Cooler
Buy for £482.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 27 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
120 W | TDP | 150 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
42.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X3D or Core i9-12900KS
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
108 FPS
£30.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,300
In Stock
108 FPS
£32.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,499.99
In Stock
108 FPS
£33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,600
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