In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 364 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

• Performs up to 5% better in VALORANT than Ryzen 9 5900X - 599 vs 570 FPS

• Up to 11% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $379.99 vs $425.0

• Up to 16% better value when playing VALORANT than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.63 vs $0.75 per FPS

• Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

• Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 105 vs 125 Watts

• Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 24 vs 20 threads