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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper FX-8150 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8150 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 3737 days newer than the cheaper FX-8150.
Advantages of AMD FX-8150
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $82.02 vs $421.59
- Up to 77% better value when playing Deathloop than Core i9-12900 - $0.49 vs $2.17 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 15% better in Deathloop than FX-8150 - 194 vs 168 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8150 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8150 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8150 doesn't have integrated graphics
Deathloop
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-Series FX-8150 FX8150 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD8150FRW8KGU FD8150FRGUBOX 8MB
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Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8150 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 18.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8150 or Core i9-12900
Deathloop, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
97 FPS
$16.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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97 FPS
$15.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,529.99
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97 FPS
$13.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,339.99
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88 FPS
$16.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,449
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77 FPS
$24.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,917
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77 FPS
$33.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,609
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97 FPS
$14.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,453.24
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96 FPS
$37.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,598
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93 FPS
$22.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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