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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 3800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 8% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Ryzen 7 3800X - 198 vs 184 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £215.0 vs £323.97
- Up to 29% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i9-12900KF - £1.17 vs £1.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
198
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.64/FPS
71%
Price, £
£323.97
66%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| 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 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Ryzen 7 3800X
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
133 FPS
£12.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,602
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102 FPS
£13.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,392
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115 FPS
£11.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,309.2
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171 FPS
£10.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,862.4
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93 FPS
£14.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,317.6
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152 FPS
£11.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,723.2
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171 FPS
£14.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,449.99
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77 FPS
£16.35/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 3800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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£1,259
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93 FPS
£16.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£1,499.15
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