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Core i9-12900 vs Ryzen 7 5825U

Core i9-12900 vs Ryzen 7 5825U: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for $412 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 40 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for $412 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 40 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Ryzen 7 5825U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 2 days older than Ryzen 7 5825U.

Advantages of Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 14% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 7 5825U - 155 vs 136 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5825U - 24 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 7 5825U

  • Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 15 vs 65 Watts
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

155

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.66/FPS

100%

Price, $

$412

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for $412 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 40 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 7 5825U Logo
Ryzen 7 5825U

Mobile • Jan 6th, 2022


FPS

136

88%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

AMD Ryzen 7 5825U Logo
Ryzen 7 5825U

Mobile • Jan 6th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

AMD Ryzen 7 5825U Logo
Ryzen 7 5825U

Mobile • Jan 6th, 2022


Single-Core

1654

67%

Multi-Core

6205

48%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Core i9-12900

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AMD Ryzen 7 5825U Logo

Ryzen 7 5825U

Jan 4th, 2022Release Date
Jan 6th, 2022
Core i9CollectionRyzen 7
Alder LakeCodenameNot Available
Intel Socket 1700SocketAMD Socket FP6
Desktop
Segment
Mobile
16
Cores8
24
Threads16
2.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.0 GHz
5.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.5 GHz
65 WTDP
15 W
10 nmProcess Size
7 nm
24.0x
Multiplier20.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsRadeon Vega 8
Yes
OverclockableNo

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