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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 1212 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $106.47 vs $360.95
- Up to 42% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-12900F - $1.27 vs $2.19 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 96% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 5 2500X - 165 vs 84 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 24 vs 8 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
84
50.90909090909091%
Value, $/FPS
$1.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.47
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
165
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.19/FPS
57.99086757990868%
Price, $
$360.95
29%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
43.44230011815676%
Multi-Core
3801
27.36501079913607%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Core i9-12900F
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
51 FPS
$26.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,371.02
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51 FPS
$22.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,151.99
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51 FPS
$25.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,294.99
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51 FPS
$26.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,369.99
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83 FPS
$22.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,899
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51 FPS
$31.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,589.99
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51 FPS
$27.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,399
In Stock
83 FPS
$21.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,759
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51 FPS
$26.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,369
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51 FPS
$29.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,499
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