Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 266 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 13% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-12900 - 579 vs 514 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €367.85 vs €412.39
- Up to 20% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-12900 - €0.64 vs €0.80 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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FPS
579
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.64/FPS
100%
Price, €
€367.85
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
24 | Threads | 24 |
2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |