Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 364 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 7% better in Rust than Ryzen 9 5950X - 248 vs 231 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 5950X - €1.58 vs €1.66 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - €383.56 vs €391.0
- 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
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
248
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.58/FPS
100%
Price, €
€391
98%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
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Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 16 |
24 | Threads | 32 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 105 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |