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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800X.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3800X
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £299.33 vs £327.01
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 105 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 15% better in World of Warcraft than Ryzen 7 3800X - 223 vs 194 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Ryzen 7 3800X - £1.47 vs £1.54 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
World of Warcraft
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
223
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.47/FPS
100%
Price, £
£327.01
91%
FPS and Value 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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Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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