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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1668 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £219.67 vs £346.84
- Up to 35% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-12900K - £1.16 vs £1.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 5 1600 - 194 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
190
98%
Value, £/FPS
£1.16/FPS
100%
Price, £
£219.67
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Desktop CPU - AM4 / Hex Core / 3.2 GHz /19MB / 65W
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
194
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.79/FPS
65%
Price, £
£346.84
63%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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