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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 426 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900KF.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £260.26 vs £1179.89
- Up to 77% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £1.69 vs £7.33 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 5% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-12900KF - 161 vs 154 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 120 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 32 vs 24 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
154
96%
Value, £/FPS
£1.69/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 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
161
100%
Value, £/FPS
£7.33/FPS
23%
Price, £
£1179.89
22%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi 6E
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KF | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| 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 | 4.2 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
71 FPS
£21.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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94 FPS
£17.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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119 FPS
£17.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,039
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51 FPS
£23.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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36 FPS
£36.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
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71 FPS
£19.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,409.99
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120 FPS
£17.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,099.94
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87 FPS
£18.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599.96
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120 FPS
£19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,279.94
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102 FPS
£18.63/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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50 FPS
£28/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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87 FPS
£17.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,539.99
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126 FPS
£27.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,500
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27 FPS
£48.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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