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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900KF.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £260.26 vs £1099.99
- Up to 73% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 9 7900X - £1.58 vs £5.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 13% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-12900KF - 187 vs 165 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
165
88%
Value, £/FPS
£1.58/FPS
100%
Price, £
£260.26
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
187
100%
Value, £/FPS
£5.88/FPS
27%
Price, £
£1099.99
23%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KF | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 12 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
83 FPS
£18.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
£15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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86 FPS
£14.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249
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128 FPS
£15.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,039
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64 FPS
£18.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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52 FPS
£24.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
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83 FPS
£16.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,409.99
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130 FPS
£16.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,099.94
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97 FPS
£16.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599.96
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130 FPS
£17.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,279.94
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111 FPS
£17.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,899.96
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64 FPS
£21.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,399.99
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97 FPS
£15.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,539.99
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150 FPS
£25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£3,749.95
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150 FPS
£27.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£4,119.95
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43 FPS
£30.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£1,313.06
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