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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5950X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 516 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 9 5950X - 318 vs 311 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €383.56 vs €520.99
- Up to 25% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i9-12900KS - €1.23 vs €1.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 105 vs 150 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 32 vs 24 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
318
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.64/FPS
75%
Price, €
€520.99
73%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KS processor 30 MB Smart Cache Box
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
311
97%
Value, €/FPS
€1.23/FPS
100%
Price, €
€383.56
100%
Value Winner
AMD Processore Ryzen 9 5950X (16 C/32 T, 72 MB di cache, boost ottima fino a 4,9 GHz)
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In Stock
Updated 4857 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900KS | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 5th, 2022 | 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 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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