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$412
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 375 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 5% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i9-12900 - 410 vs 391 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $395.00 vs $412.00
- Up to 9% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i9-12900 - $0.96 vs $1.05 per FPS
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for $412 on Amazon
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Updated 266 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
410
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$395
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $395 on Amazon
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Updated 265 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900 or Ryzen 9 7900
With selected game settings
320 FPS
$5.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699
In Stock
261 FPS
$6.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
In Stock
242 FPS
$7.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,799
In Stock
242 FPS
$6.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
242 FPS
$6.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,657.79
In Stock
242 FPS
$7.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,699
In Stock
242 FPS
$6.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,616
In Stock
242 FPS
$7.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,749
In Stock
210 FPS
$9.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,009
In Stock
371 FPS
$6.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,509
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Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Ryzen 9 7900
With selected game settings
219 FPS
$6.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,394
In Stock
219 FPS
$6.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,494.31
In Stock
219 FPS
$5.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,237.99
In Stock
219 FPS
$5.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,145
In Stock
188 FPS
$6.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
In Stock
219 FPS
$5.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,309
In Stock
219 FPS
$6.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,364.99
In Stock
188 FPS
$8.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,599
In Stock
147 FPS
$12.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,799
In Stock
204 FPS
$13.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,699.99
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