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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 375 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 4% better in Lost Ark than Core i9-12900 - 308 vs 296 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £339.98 vs £399.99
- Up to 19% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-12900 - £1.1 vs £1.35 per FPS
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
308
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.1/FPS
100%
Price, £
£339.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Desktop Processor (12-core/24-thread, 76MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Ryzen 9 7900
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
165 FPS
£6.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,054.4
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179 FPS
£9.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,774.51
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192 FPS
£21.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,201.24
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192 FPS
£20.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
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192 FPS
£17.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,349
In Stock
192 FPS
£10.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999
In Stock
179 FPS
£9.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
In Stock
195 FPS
£17.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
In Stock
179 FPS
£10.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
In Stock
195 FPS
£18.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
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