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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 833 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 23% better in Rust than Ryzen 5 3500X - 248 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $125.0 vs $360.95
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Single-Core
1555
61.24458448207955%
Multi-Core
5850
42.11663066954643%
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Ryzen 5 3500X
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
148 FPS
$12.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,899
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111 FPS
$13.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,449.99
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111 FPS
$10.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,151.99
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111 FPS
$10.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,212.99
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111 FPS
$11.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,294.99
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111 FPS
$12.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,359.99
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111 FPS
$13.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,479
In Stock
148 FPS
$11.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,759
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111 FPS
$12.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,422.99
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111 FPS
$10.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,167.99
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