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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900 is 697 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 128 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 4% better in Resident Evil Village than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 315 vs 302 FPS
- Up to 90% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - €457.57 vs €4386.04
- Up to 90% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - €1.45 vs €14.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 65 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
FPS
302
95%
Value, €/FPS
€14.52/FPS
9%
Price, €
€4386.04
10%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X BOX WOF
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
315
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.45/FPS
100%
Price, €
€457.57
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900, 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
Max
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 16 |
128 | Threads | 24 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 3990X or Core i9-12900
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
145 FPS
€9.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,399
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145 FPS
€10.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,490
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126 FPS
€13.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,669
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172 FPS
€10.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,829
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130 FPS
€21.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,770.6
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232 FPS
€8.36/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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151 FPS
€10.39/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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171 FPS
€9.88/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,689
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141 FPS
€10.77/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,519
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