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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 357 days newer than Ryzen 5 5500U.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 15 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 16% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 5 5500U - 269 vs 232 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500U - 24 vs 12 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
269
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$458
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Mythical
Ryzen 5 5500U
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Lucienne | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket FP6 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Radeon Graphics 448SP | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500U or Core i9-12900
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
158 FPS
$12.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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158 FPS
$12.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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136 FPS
$10.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,390.98
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136 FPS
$15.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,059.99
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136 FPS
$12.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,649
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136 FPS
$14.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,939
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136 FPS
$9.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
In Stock
136 FPS
$9.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,289
In Stock
158 FPS
$10.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,657.97
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136 FPS
$12.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,739
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