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Ryzen 9 3950X vs Core i5-12600KF

Ryzen 9 3950X vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Intel Core i5-12600KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 (6P+4E) core fino a 4,9 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Intel Core i5-12600KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 (6P+4E) core fino a 4,9 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for 182 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8802 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 710 days newer than Ryzen 9 3950X.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X

  • Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 32 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 7% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 9 3950X - 127 vs 119 FPS
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Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


FPS

119

94%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

127

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.43/FPS

100%

Price, €

€182

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 (6P+4E) core fino a 4,9 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for 182 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8802 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


Single-Core

1704

69%

Multi-Core

10696

89%

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo

Ryzen 9 3950X

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Nov 25th, 2019
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9Core i5
MatisseAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
16
10
32
16
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
4.7 GHz
4.9 GHz
105 W
125 W
7 nm
10 nm
35.0x
37.0x
NoneNone
YesYes

PCs Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Core i5-12600KF

With selected game settings

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