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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 344 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Up to 33% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £257.21 vs £382.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £1.29 vs £1.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 6% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-12600 - 211 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
199
94%
Value, £/FPS
£1.29/FPS
100%
Price, £
£257.21
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Desk-top Processor (12-core/24-thread, 140MB cache, up to 5.6 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12600 or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
105 FPS
£17.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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