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EPYC 7551 vs Core i9-12900KF

EPYC 7551 vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £289.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 307 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £289.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 307 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms EPYC 7551 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1589 days newer than EPYC 7551.

Advantages of EPYC 7551

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 64 vs 24 threads

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 33% better in World of Warcraft than EPYC 7551 - 222 vs 167 FPS
  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD EPYC 7551 - 125 vs 180 Watts
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World of Warcraft

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AMD EPYC 7551 Logo
EPYC 7551

Server/Workstation • Jun 29th, 2017


FPS

167

75%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

222

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.31/FPS

100%

Price, £

£289.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £289.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 307 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

AMD EPYC 7551 Logo
EPYC 7551

Server/Workstation • Jun 29th, 2017

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7551 Logo
EPYC 7551

Server/Workstation • Jun 29th, 2017


Single-Core

897

34%

Multi-Core

5764

38%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2608

100%

Multi-Core

15118

100%

AMD EPYC 7551 Logo

EPYC 7551

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Jun 29th, 2017Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
EPYCCollectionCore i9
NaplesCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket SP3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
32
Cores16
64
Threads24
2.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
2.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
180 WTDP
125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
20.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using EPYC 7551 or Core i9-12900KF

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