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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £73.49 vs £260.26
- Up to 66% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-12900KF - £0.44 vs £1.28 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
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 21% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 5 3400G - 203 vs 168 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 24 vs 8 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
168
83%
Value, £/FPS
£0.44/FPS
100%
Price, £
£73.49
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Processor (4C/8T, 6 MB cache, 4.2 GHz Max Boost) with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
203
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.28/FPS
34%
Price, £
£260.26
28%
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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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3400G | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Picasso | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Radeon RX Vega 11 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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