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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 266 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i9-12900 - 322 vs 315 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $379.54 vs $412.9
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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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
Max
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2473
84.60485802257955%
Multi-Core
13044
73.07972435430557%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i9-12900
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
160 FPS
$10.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,619.99
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160 FPS
$8.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,355.31
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160 FPS
$7.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,246.9
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126 FPS
$10.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,292.41
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145 FPS
$11.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,599
In Stock
160 FPS
$8.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,414.51
In Stock
145 FPS
$8.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
In Stock
160 FPS
$7.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249
In Stock
160 FPS
$9.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,578
In Stock
160 FPS
$9.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,537.99
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