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Core i9-12900 vs Ryzen 5 3400G

Core i9-12900 vs Ryzen 5 3400G: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Ryzen 5 3400G

3.7 GHz | 4-core

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Processori (4C / 8T, 6 MB di cache, 4.2 GHz Max Boost) con scheda grafica Radeon RX Vega 11

Buy for 88.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 258 minutes ago

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Ryzen 5 3400G

3.7 GHz | 4-core

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Processori (4C / 8T, 6 MB di cache, 4.2 GHz Max Boost) con scheda grafica Radeon RX Vega 11

Buy for 88.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 258 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 912 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.

Advantages of Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 34% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 5 3400G - 131 vs 98 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 24 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3400G

  • Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €88.99 vs €393.99
  • Up to 70% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-12900 - €0.91 vs €3.01 per FPS
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Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

131

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.01/FPS

30%

Price, €

€393.99

22%

FPS Winner

Intel BX8071512900K, Core I9-12900 K 3.20 GHz Chip

Buy for 393.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 261 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Logo
Ryzen 5 3400G

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

98

75%

Value, €/FPS

€0.91/FPS

100%

Price, €

€88.99

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Processori (4C / 8T, 6 MB di cache, 4.2 GHz Max Boost) con scheda grafica Radeon RX Vega 11

Buy for 88.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 258 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Logo
Ryzen 5 3400G

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2525

100%

Multi-Core

13234

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Logo
Ryzen 5 3400G

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1134

45%

Multi-Core

3632

27%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Core i9-12900

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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Logo

Ryzen 5 3400G

Jan 4th, 2022
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9Ryzen 5
Alder LakePicasso
Intel Socket 1700AMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Desktop
16
4
24
8
2.4 GHz
3.7 GHz
5.1 GHz
4.2 GHz
65 W65 W
10 nm
12 nm
24.0x
37.0x
UHD Graphics 770Radeon RX Vega 11
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