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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 1 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €92.02 vs €317.57
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 14% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen 5 5500 - 131 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Amd Ryzen 5 5500 Retail Wraith Stealth, Nero, 4 X 4 X 0.6 Cm
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Intel Core i9-12900KS - Processore desktop 12ª generazione (velocità di base: 2.4GHz, 16 core, LGA1700, RAM DDR4 e DDR5 fino a 128GB) BX8071512900KS
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1871
69.50222882615155%
Multi-Core
7692
47.41416507427726%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 150 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i9-12900KS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
59 FPS
€13.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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70 FPS
€12.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€879
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63 FPS
€13.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€849
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52 FPS
€15.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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70 FPS
€15.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099
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63 FPS
€13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€819
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70 FPS
€11.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€839
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63 FPS
€11.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€739
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71 FPS
€13.37/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€949
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62 FPS
€13.37/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€829
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