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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 327 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900KF.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i9-12900KF - 213 vs 194 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - $197.00 vs $270.09
- Up to 34% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i9-12900KF - $0.92 vs $1.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
213
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$197
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KF | vs | Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Ryzen 5 7600X
With selected game settings
150 FPS
$11.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$9.16/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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180 FPS
$7.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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170 FPS
$6.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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193 FPS
$7.77/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$6.43/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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161 FPS
$16.65/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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173 FPS
$7.23/FPS
Radeon RX 7600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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171 FPS
$6.43/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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173 FPS
$7.23/FPS
Radeon RX 7600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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173 FPS
$8.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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170 FPS
$6.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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174 FPS
$8.62/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$9.33/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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178 FPS
$30.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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204 FPS
$9.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$13.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$21.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$7.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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180 FPS
$6.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$11.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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178 FPS
$30.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$5,499
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178 FPS
$24.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,299
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178 FPS
$14.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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178 FPS
$9.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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