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£422.99
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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS 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 i9-12900KS is 1003 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 19% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Ryzen 5 3600 - 157 vs 132 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 76% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - £102.36 vs £422.99
- Up to 71% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-12900KS - £0.78 vs £2.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
157
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.69/FPS
29%
Price, £
£422.99
24%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KS Special Edition, 8C+8c/24T, 3.40-5.50GHz, Boxed without Cooler
Buy for £422.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 311 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
132
84%
Value, £/FPS
£0.78/FPS
100%
Price, £
£102.36
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
Buy for £102.36 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 311 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KS | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 5th, 2022 | 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 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900KS or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
34 FPS
£47.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,599.98
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61 FPS
£25.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
In Stock
40 FPS
£49.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,981.31
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