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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 5800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 364 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X.
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 10% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 7 5800X - 162 vs 147 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $179.00 vs $283.49
- Up to 30% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i9-12900K - $1.22 vs $1.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 105 vs 125 Watts
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
162
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.75/FPS
70%
Price, $
$283.49
63%
FPS 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
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900K | vs | Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Ryzen 7 5800X
With selected game settings
103 FPS
$38.83/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
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Ryzen 7 5800X
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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Core i9-12900K
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$18.06/FPS
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$53.56/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
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$26.23/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$24.31/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$30.42/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$24.27/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$20.56/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
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$33.3/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$31.94/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
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$21.2/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
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112 FPS
$41.96/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$33.92/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$16.83/FPS
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$32.21/FPS
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$22.77/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
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$1,799
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72 FPS
$30.53/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
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$2,198
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$27.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,409
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112 FPS
$32.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,659
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82 FPS
$17.07/FPS
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$22.98/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,999
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122 FPS
$20.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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111 FPS
$35.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 10 TB HDD
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$3,899.99
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88 FPS
$20.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$25.97/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,259
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112 FPS
$37.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 8 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$4,149
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111 FPS
$30.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,349.99
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112 FPS
$29.01/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,249
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112 FPS
$29.01/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,249
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112 FPS
$56.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$6,310.47
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72 FPS
$15.28/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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111 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 8 TB HDD
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$3,699.99
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111 FPS
$28.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,199.99
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111 FPS
$30.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,349.99
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79 FPS
$21.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,729
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112 FPS
$49.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$5,531.79
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88 FPS
$30/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$33.09/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,879
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87 FPS
$29.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,579
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50 FPS
$30.6/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,529.99
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112 FPS
$33.56/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$3,759
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112 FPS
$56.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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112 FPS
$48.68/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$35.08/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$18.3/FPS
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$21.33/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,218
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112 FPS
$31.69/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$3,549
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88 FPS
$13.06/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.19
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87 FPS
$27.69/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,409
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72 FPS
$32.76/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,358.88
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$18.07/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,589.99
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88 FPS
$20.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,763.29
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50 FPS
$36.58/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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72 FPS
$38.19/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
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79 FPS
$22.9/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$46.14/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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112 FPS
$30.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,399
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111 FPS
$31.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,549.99
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112 FPS
$32.22/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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112 FPS
$35.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,989
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112 FPS
$36.06/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$39.1/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
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