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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 364 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - €136.11 vs €357.63
- Up to 60% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-12900KF - €0.53 vs €1.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 5 5600X - 271 vs 257 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
257
95%
Value, €/FPS
€0.53/FPS
100%
Price, €
€136.11
100%
Value Winner
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AM4
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
271
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.32/FPS
40%
Price, €
€357.63
38%
FPS 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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
218 FPS
€8.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,799
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142 FPS
€5.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€829
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142 FPS
€6.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€929
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161 FPS
€6.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€969
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201 FPS
€8.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,689
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249 FPS
€9.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,399
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137 FPS
€6.78/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€929
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175 FPS
€10.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,769
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175 FPS
€8.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,429
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161 FPS
€6.45/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,039
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218 FPS
€8.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,799
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205 FPS
€6.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,399
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144 FPS
€5.9/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 5600X
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€849
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128 FPS
€8.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,072.61
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161 FPS
€7.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,169
In Stock
149 FPS
€21.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,200.83
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207 FPS
€7.1/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,469
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207 FPS
€6.81/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,409
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162 FPS
€11.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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