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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 4600G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 4600G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 471 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 4600G.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 4600G
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £118.49 vs £328.01
- Up to 63% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-12900K - £0.62 vs £1.69 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 4600G - 194 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 4600G - 24 vs 12 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 4600G
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2020
FPS
190
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.62/FPS
100%
Price, £
£118.49
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen sets 5 4600G processor (integrated Radeon graphics, 6 cores/12 threads, 65W TDP, 11 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max. Boost, wraith stealth cooler)
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
194
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.69/FPS
37%
Price, £
£328.01
36%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
Buy for £328.01 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 4600G
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2020
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 4600G | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Not Available | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | 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 |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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