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EPYC 7282 vs Core i9-12900

EPYC 7282 vs Core i9-12900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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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 252 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 252 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms EPYC 7282 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 881 days newer than EPYC 7282.

Advantages of EPYC 7282

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads

Advantages of Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than EPYC 7282 - 150 vs 141 FPS
  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD EPYC 7282 - 65 vs 120 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD EPYC 7282 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD EPYC 7282 Logo
EPYC 7282

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


FPS

141

94%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

150

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.75/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 252 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD EPYC 7282 Logo
EPYC 7282

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7282 Logo
EPYC 7282

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1084

43%

Multi-Core

7960

60%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2525

100%

Multi-Core

13234

100%

AMD EPYC 7282 Logo

EPYC 7282

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Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Core i9-12900

Aug 7th, 2019Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
EPYCCollectionCore i9
RomeCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket SP3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
16Cores16
32
Threads24
2.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.4 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
120 WTDP
65 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
28.0x
Multiplier24.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using EPYC 7282 or Core i9-12900

With selected game settings

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