Buy on Amazon
£102.72
In Stock
Prices and StockMSRP $199
Prices and Stock
MSRP $199
Prices and StockMSRP $519
Prices and Stock
MSRP $519
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 912 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £102.72 vs £445.34
- Up to 68% better value when playing FIFA 23 than Core i9-12900 - £0.59 vs £1.86 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 38% better in FIFA 23 than Ryzen 5 3600 - 240 vs 174 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
FIFA 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
174
72%
Value, £/FPS
£0.59/FPS
100%
Price, £
£102.72
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
Buy for £102.72 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 435 minutes ago
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
Buy for £445.34 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 434 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
49 FPS
£32.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,599.98
In Stock
80 FPS
£19.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,535
In Stock
55 FPS
£35.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,939.85
In Stock
Laptops Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
111 FPS
£8.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£982.74
In Stock
137 FPS
£29.20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£3,999.99
In Stock
125 FPS
£13.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,699
In Stock
111 FPS
£15.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,699
In Stock
134 FPS
£11.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,499
In Stock
125 FPS
£14.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,849
In Stock
137 FPS
£18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,568.67
In Stock
125 FPS
£20.30/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,537.38
In Stock
125 FPS
£14.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,799
In Stock
140 FPS
£24.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£3,499
In Stock
Popular Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i9-12900 Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Ryzen 5 3600
£102.72
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
£494.94
Ryzen 5 3600
£102.72
vs
Core i7-13700K
£398.09
Ryzen 5 3600
£102.72
vs
Core i7-14700K
£345.86
Ryzen 5 3600
£102.72
vs
Core i9-14900K
£439.97
Ryzen 5 3600
£102.72
vs
Core i9-13900K
£437.06
Ryzen 5 3600
£102.72
vs
Core i9-11900KF
£366.66
Ryzen 5 3600
£102.72
vs
Core i9-10850K
£507.35
Ryzen 5 3600
£102.72
vs
Core i7-10700KF
£401.64
Ryzen 5 3600
£102.72
vs
Core i7-10700K
£532.13
Ryzen 5 3600
£102.72
vs
Core i7-11700F
£441.94
Core i9-12900
£445.34
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
£83.98
Core i9-12900
£445.34
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
£127.49
Core i9-12900
£445.34
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
£172.82
Core i9-12900
£445.34
vs
Core i7-12700KF
£197.12
Core i9-12900
£445.34
vs
Core i5-12600K
£195.33
Core i9-12900
£445.34
vs
Core i5-12600KF
£166.44
Core i9-12900
£445.34
vs
Core i3-12100F
£70.97
Core i9-12900
£445.34
vs
Core i3-12100
£94.63
Core i9-12900
£445.34
vs
Core i7-7700K
£176.66
Core i9-12900
£445.34
vs
Core i7-8700K
£176.66