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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 357 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 5% better in Halo Infinite than Ryzen 5 5600G - 175 vs 166 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €156.99 vs €579.18
- Up to 71% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-12900KS - €0.95 vs €3.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
175
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.31/FPS
29%
Price, €
€579.18
27%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Processore Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2,50 GHz
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Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
166
95%
Value, €/FPS
€0.95/FPS
100%
Price, €
€156.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD CPU Ryzen 5 5600G
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In Stock
Updated 244 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KS | vs | Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
Apr 5th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900KS or Ryzen 5 5600G
With selected game settings
66 FPS
€15.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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55 FPS
€15.44/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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68 FPS
€13.81/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€939
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46 FPS
€20.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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46 FPS
€18.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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