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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 710 days newer than Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 4% better in The Outer Worlds than Ryzen 9 3950X - 216 vs 207 FPS
The Outer Worlds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
216
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.19/FPS
100%
Price, £
£257.02
100%
FPS and Value 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
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
155 FPS
£9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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199 FPS
£10.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,039
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179 FPS
£8.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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129 FPS
£9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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172 FPS
£9.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599.96
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155 FPS
£9.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,409.99
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108 FPS
£12.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
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108 FPS
£11.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249.98
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200 FPS
£10.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,049.96
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200 FPS
£11.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Ryzen 9 3950X
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£208.69
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Ryzen 9 5950X
£295
Ryzen 9 3950X
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Ryzen 9 3950X
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Core i9-12900K
£337.85
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Ryzen 9 5900X
£204
Ryzen 9 3950X
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Ryzen 7 5700X3D
£239.56
Ryzen 9 3950X
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Ryzen 7 5700G
£139.99
Ryzen 9 3950X
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
£354.25
Ryzen 9 3950X
vs
Core i5-12600KF
£169.39
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Ryzen 7 5700
£126.66
Ryzen 9 3950X
vs
Core i5-12600K
£238.62
Ryzen 9 3950X
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Ryzen 5 5600GT
Ryzen 9 3950X
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Core i7-13700K
£315.81
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Core i7-14700KF
£326.11
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£639.99
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