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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 933 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 9% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 9 3900X - 266 vs 245 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $249.99 vs $375.0
- Up to 39% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.94 vs $1.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
266
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12600 or Ryzen 9 3900X
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
186 FPS
$16.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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174 FPS
$17.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,970.28
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158 FPS
$12.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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150 FPS
$12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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