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Core i9-12900KS vs Ryzen 5 7600X

Core i9-12900KS vs Ryzen 5 7600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms Core i9-12900KS on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 175 days newer than Core i9-12900KS.

Advantages of Core i9-12900KS

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 24 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600X

  • Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-12900KS - 186 vs 184 FPS
  • Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 105 vs 150 Watts
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


FPS

184

99%

Value, £/FPS

£2.3/FPS

100%

Price, £

£422.99

100%

Value 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 78 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

186

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


Single-Core

2692

94%

Multi-Core

16223

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2863

100%

Multi-Core

12807

79%

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo

Core i9-12900KS

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo

Ryzen 5 7600X

Apr 5th, 2022Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9CollectionRyzen 5
Alder LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1700SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores6
24
Threads12
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
5.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.3 GHz
150 WTDP
105 W
10 nmProcess Size
5 nm
34.0xMultiplier
47.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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