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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800XT on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 485 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800XT.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 8% better in Saints Row than Ryzen 7 3800XT - 181 vs 167 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Saints Row than Ryzen 7 3800XT - €2.37 vs €2.54 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €424.03 vs €428.99
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 105 vs 125 Watts
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
181
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€428.99
98%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT Processore senza dispositivo di raffreddamento, 8 Core 3.9 GHz Socket AM4 Boxato
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 7 3800XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Ryzen 7 3800XT
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
69 FPS
€19.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,339
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148 FPS
€16.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,379
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114 FPS
€42.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€4,810.28
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181 FPS
€18.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,299
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94 FPS
€18.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,729
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69 FPS
€21.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,459
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106 FPS
€20.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,129
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114 FPS
€51.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€5,850.84
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126 FPS
€15.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,979
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