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Core i9-12900K vs Ryzen 5 3550H

Core i9-12900K vs Ryzen 5 3550H: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for £389.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8942 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for £389.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8942 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1033 days newer than Ryzen 5 3550H.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 19% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 3550H - 397 vs 333 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3550H - 24 vs 8 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 35 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

397

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.98/FPS

100%

Price, £

£389.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for £389.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8942 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Logo
Ryzen 5 3550H

Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019


FPS

333

83%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Logo
Ryzen 5 3550H

Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Logo
Ryzen 5 3550H

Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019


Single-Core

942

35%

Multi-Core

2845

18%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Intel Core i9-12900K

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AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateJan 6th, 2019
Core i9CollectionRyzen 5
Alder LakeCodenameRaven Ridge
Intel Socket 1700SocketAMD Socket FP5
Desktop
Segment
Mobile
16
Cores4
24
Threads8
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.1 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
125 WTDP
35 W
10 nm
Process Size12 nm
32.0x
Multiplier21.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsRadeon Vega 8
Yes
OverclockableNo

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