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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 4500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 90 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 4500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 11% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 5 4500 - 149 vs 134 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 AMD Ryzen 5 4500
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €81.77 vs €419.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-12900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz
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Updated 361 minutes ago
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 360 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1555
62.879094217549536%
Multi-Core
6199
47.52376571603803%
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 4500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 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 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Ryzen 5 4500
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
55 FPS
€23.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,299
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55 FPS
€29.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,599
In Stock
32 FPS
€34.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,116.06
In Stock
58 FPS
€172.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€10,010.43
In Stock
41 FPS
€18.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€769
In Stock
33 FPS
€24.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 4500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€810.4
In Stock
33 FPS
€22.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€739
In Stock
33 FPS
€23.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€779
In Stock
41 FPS
€18.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€749
In Stock
42 FPS
€18.07/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€759
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