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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 10% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 5 2500X - 300 vs 272 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
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
300
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.39/FPS
100%
Price, €
€416.59
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
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
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
152 FPS
€8.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,339
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283 FPS
€8.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,379
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243 FPS
€20.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€4,964.97
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300 FPS
€11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,299
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207 FPS
€8.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,729
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152 FPS
€9.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,459
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196 FPS
€8.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,599.8
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229 FPS
€9.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,129
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243 FPS
€24.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€6,052.91
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259 FPS
€7.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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