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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 771 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 17% better in Rust than Ryzen 9 3950X - 245 vs 209 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - €364.76 vs €579.7
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - Processore (16C/32T, 72 MB di cache, 4,7 GHz di boost massimo)
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Intel BX8071512900K, Core I9-12900 K 3.20 GHz Chip
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Single-Core
1704
68.90416498180348%
Multi-Core
10696
81.99938669119902%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Core i9-12900
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
107 FPS
€13.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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107 FPS
€13.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,429
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97 FPS
€17.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,669
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80 FPS
€33.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,695.19
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112 FPS
€21.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,399
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112 FPS
€89.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€10,010.43
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123 FPS
€15.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,846.63
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99 FPS
€29.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,915.26
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164 FPS
€11.82/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,939
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111 FPS
€14.14/FPS
Radeon RX 6700
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,569
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