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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1094 days newer than Ryzen 5 3500U.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 43% better in Rust than Ryzen 5 3500U - 245 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500U - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 15 vs 65 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
245
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$458
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 3500U
Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500U |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 6th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket FP5 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 15 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 8 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Ryzen 5 3500U
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
112 FPS
$17.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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112 FPS
$17.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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97 FPS
$14.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,390.98
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97 FPS
$21.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,059.99
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97 FPS
$17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,649
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97 FPS
$19.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,939
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97 FPS
$13.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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97 FPS
$13.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,289
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112 FPS
$14.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,657.97
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97 FPS
$17.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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