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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 710 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 29% better in War Thunder than Ryzen 9 3950X - 256 vs 198 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - €391.0 vs €579.7
- Up to 48% better value when playing War Thunder than Ryzen 9 3950X - €1.53 vs €2.93 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 32 vs 24 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
256
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.53/FPS
100%
Price, €
€391
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - Processore (16C/32T, 72 MB di cache, 4,7 GHz di boost massimo)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Ryzen 9 3950X
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
242 FPS
€17.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€4,189.77
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242 FPS
€20.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 3 TB HDD
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€4,862.16
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230 FPS
€14.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 3 TB HDD
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€3,341.37
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