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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 364 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £204.00 vs £260.26
- Up to 19% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-12900KF - £1.21 vs £1.50 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Halo Infinite than Ryzen 9 5900X - 173 vs 169 FPS
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
173
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.5/FPS
81%
Price, £
£260.26
78%
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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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
105 FPS
£14.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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125 FPS
£12.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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145 FPS
£14.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,039
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87 FPS
£13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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74 FPS
£17.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
In Stock
105 FPS
£13.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,409.99
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146 FPS
£14.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,099.94
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118 FPS
£13.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599.96
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146 FPS
£15.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,279.94
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131 FPS
£14.5/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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86 FPS
£16.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,399.99
In Stock
118 FPS
£13.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,539.99
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65 FPS
£20.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£1,313.06
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