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€659.97
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Prices and StockMSRP $129
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MSRP $129
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 4500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 4500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 1 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 4500.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 16% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 5 4500 - 207 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 4500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 4500
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €75.94 vs €659.97
- Up to 87% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-12900KS - €0.43 vs €3.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
207
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.19/FPS
13%
Price, €
€659.97
11%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Processore Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2,50 GHz
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Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
178
86%
Value, €/FPS
€0.43/FPS
100%
Price, €
€75.94
100%
Value Winner
AMD Processore desktop Ryzen 5 4500 (6 core/12 thread, 11 MB di cache, fino a 4,1 GHz max boost)
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Updated 6978 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KS | vs | Ryzen 5 4500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 5th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Not Available |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900KS or Ryzen 5 4500
With selected game settings
78 FPS
€10.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
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66 FPS
€12.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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66 FPS
€11.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€779
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66 FPS
€15.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 4500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€998
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66 FPS
€11.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 4500
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€789
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78 FPS
€9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€779
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78 FPS
€9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€779
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