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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 13% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 5 3600 - 273 vs 242 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £101.40 vs £346.84
- Up to 67% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-12900K - £0.42 vs £1.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
273
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.27/FPS
33%
Price, £
£346.84
29%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
242
89%
Value, £/FPS
£0.42/FPS
100%
Price, £
£101.4
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
Buy for £101.4 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6544 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900K | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900K or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
92 FPS
£17.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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147 FPS
£10.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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104 FPS
£19.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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