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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 7800X3D on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 274 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 7800X3D.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - £422.99 vs £439.99
- Up to 4% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - £2.04 vs £2.13 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 120 vs 150 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
207
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.04/FPS
100%
Price, £
£422.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KS Special Edition, 8C+8c/24T, 3.40-5.50GHz, Boxed without Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU AM5 4.2GHz (5.0 Turbo) 8-Core 120W 104MB Cache 5nm 7th Gen Radeon Graphics NO HEATSINK/FAN - 100-100000910WOF
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KS | vs | Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 5th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900KS or Ryzen 7 7800X3D
With selected game settings
145 FPS
£13.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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160 FPS
£10.5/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7800X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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