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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 912 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 14% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 5 3400G - 96 vs 84 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £69.99 vs £388.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-12900F - £0.83 vs £4.04 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Updated 181 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
84
87%
Value, £/FPS
£0.83/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Processor (4C/8T, 6 MB cache, 4.2 GHz Max Boost) with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
Buy for £69.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 182 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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