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Ryzen 9 5980HX vs Core i9-12900K

Ryzen 9 5980HX vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $283.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 49 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $283.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 49 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Ryzen 9 5980HX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 296 days newer than Ryzen 9 5980HX.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

  • Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 45 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 2% better in F1 22 than Ryzen 9 5980HX - 289 vs 283 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX - 24 vs 16 threads
This is a free version of F1 22.
F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5980HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

283

98%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

289

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.98/FPS

100%

Price, $

$283.44

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $283.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 49 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5980HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5980HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

1919

73%

Multi-Core

7707

50%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

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Intel Core i9-12900K

Jan 12th, 2021Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i9
Not AvailableCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket FP6SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
16
16Threads
24
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
4.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
45 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
33.0x
Multiplier32.0x
Radeon Vega 8Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5980HX or Core i9-12900K

F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High

Laptops Using Ryzen 9 5980HX or Core i9-12900K

F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High

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