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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $494
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 425 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - €133.0 vs €504.41
- Up to 73% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-12900F - €0.89 vs €3.32 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 2% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 5 5600X - 152 vs 149 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Processor, 6 Core/12 Thread, Boost di Frequenza fino a 4.6 GHz, Con Ventola Wraith Stealth
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
152
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.32/FPS
26%
Price, €
€504.41
26%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i9-12900F
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
52 FPS
€16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€849
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68 FPS
€27.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,889
In Stock
67 FPS
€15.51/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,039
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42 FPS
€22.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€949
In Stock
58 FPS
€18.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,089
In Stock
103 FPS
€13.68/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,409
In Stock
73 FPS
€15.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,139
In Stock
42 FPS
€18.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€762.89
In Stock
67 FPS
€14.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€999
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67 FPS
€17.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,169
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