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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 772 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £77.75 vs £325.99
- Up to 73% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i9-12900K - £0.58 vs £2.16 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 13% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Ryzen 5 3500X - 151 vs 134 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 24 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
134
89%
Value, £/FPS
£0.58/FPS
100%
Price, £
£77.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 6 Core/6 Thread AM4 CPU
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Updated 241 minutes ago
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
151
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.16/FPS
27%
Price, £
£325.99
23%
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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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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