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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900KF on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Up to 1% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £285.35 vs £286.97
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-12900KF - 230 vs 224 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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 9 7900X Retail, Noir, (AM5/12 Core/4.7GHz/76MB/170W/Radeon) - 100-000000589
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Single-Core
2542
86.96544645911735%
Multi-Core
14881
83.37161745756065%
Intel Core i9-12900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| 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 | 4.7 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Ryzen 9 7900X
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
155 FPS
£9.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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185 FPS
£10.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,862.4
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126 FPS
£11.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,389.6
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105 FPS
£11.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,251.6
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92 FPS
£15.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,454.4
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78 FPS
£15.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,174.8
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99 FPS
£11.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,117.2
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65 FPS
£17.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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98 FPS
£14.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,459.99
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105 FPS
£12.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,330.8
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