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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 436 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £323.97 vs £339.98
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 7% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i9-12900KF - 106 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i9-12900KF - £3.21 vs £3.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
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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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
106
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.21/FPS
100%
Price, £
£339.98
95%
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
RT Overdrive
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Ryzen 9 7900
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
40 FPS
£40.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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13 FPS
£107.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,392
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24 FPS
£54.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,309.2
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75 FPS
£24.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,862.4
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6 FPS
£219.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,317.6
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57 FPS
£30.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,723.2
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75 FPS
£32.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,449.99
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6 FPS
£249.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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