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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1151 days newer than Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 27% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 5 2500X - 853 vs 672 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
853
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.4/FPS
100%
Price, €
€342.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
42.099236641221374%
Multi-Core
3801
24.609906118484947%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Core i9-12900K
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
617 FPS
€2.11/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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