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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 327 days newer than Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 6% better in Rust than Core i9-12900K - 268 vs 252 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 32 vs 24 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
252
94%
Value, £/FPS
£1.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£346.84
100%
Value 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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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900K | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Ryzen 9 7950X
With selected game settings
168 FPS
£11.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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