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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Up to 44% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - €517.32 vs €928.43
- Up to 40% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Ryzen 9 7950X - €2.37 vs €3.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 8% better in World of Warcraft than Core i9-12900 - 236 vs 218 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
218
92%
Value, €/FPS
€2.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€517.32
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
236
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.93/FPS
60%
Price, €
€928.43
55%
FPS Winner
ASUS PRIME X670E-PRO WIFI Scheda Madre ATX, AMD X670, AMD AM5, DDR5, PCI 5.0, 4xM.2, 4xSATA 6GB/s + Amd Ryzen 9 7950X Processore, 16 Core/32 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Ryzen 9 7950X
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
169 FPS
€7.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,299
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159 FPS
€18.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€2,999
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139 FPS
€30.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€4,232.73
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139 FPS
€14.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,011.26
In Stock
183 FPS
€9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,829
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236 FPS
€15.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,599
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161 FPS
€17.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,785.8
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208 FPS
€9.32/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,939
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172 FPS
€9.12/FPS
Radeon RX 6700
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,569
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183 FPS
€9.23/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,689
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