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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 3800XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 546 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800XT.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 2% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 7 3800XT - 166 vs 162 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £365.0 vs £421.16
- Up to 11% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-12900F - £2.25 vs £2.54 per FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
166
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.54/FPS
88%
Price, £
£421.16
86%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Ryzen 7 3800XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
FPS
162
97%
Value, £/FPS
£2.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£365
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT Box without cooler
Buy for £365 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 70 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 7 3800XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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