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€156.99
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AvailabilityMSRP $599
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MSRP $599
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 205 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €156.99 vs €433.75
- Up to 60% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-12900K - €0.84 vs €2.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 10% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 5 5600G - 205 vs 187 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 24 vs 12 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
187
91%
Value, €/FPS
€0.84/FPS
100%
Price, €
€156.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD CPU Ryzen 5 5600G
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Updated 187 minutes ago
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
205
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.12/FPS
40%
Price, €
€433.75
36%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core i9-12900K - Vassoio LGA1700 da 3,2 GHz
Buy for €433.75 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 187 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5600G | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600G or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
45 FPS
€22.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,028.76
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33 FPS
€25.73/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€849
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54 FPS
€24.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,299
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47 FPS
€19.98/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€939
In Stock
157 FPS
€14.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,199
In Stock
24 FPS
€39.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€936.68
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111 FPS
€44.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€4,946.76
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24 FPS
€35.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€849
In Stock
99 FPS
€23.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,309.8
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111 FPS
€71.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€7,952.17
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77 FPS
€20.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,589.9
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30 FPS
€41.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,249.9
In Stock
111 FPS
€25.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,784.08
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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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