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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 106 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 37% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 5600 - 70 vs 51 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - €112.66 vs €444.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-12900F - €2.21 vs €6.34 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz
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Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
51
72%
Value, €/FPS
€2.21/FPS
100%
Price, €
€112.66
100%
Value Winner
AMD RYZEN 5 5600 60 UNITS
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Ryzen 5 5600
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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