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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF is 772 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £77.75 vs £257.02
- Up to 63% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900KF - £0.38 vs £1.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 23% better in Rust than Ryzen 5 3500X - 248 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 24 vs 6 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
202
81%
Value, £/FPS
£0.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£77.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 6 Core/6 Thread AM4 CPU
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
248
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.04/FPS
37%
Price, £
£257.02
30%
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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 3500X or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
203 FPS
£10.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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174 FPS
£9.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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148 FPS
£10.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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182 FPS
£10.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,899.96
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127 FPS
£9.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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165 FPS
£9.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599.96
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148 FPS
£9.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.99
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111 FPS
£11.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
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111 FPS
£11.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249.98
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204 FPS
£10.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,049.96
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