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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 266 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 9% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-12900F - 571 vs 524 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $207.98 vs $432.99
- Up to 57% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-12900F - $0.36 vs $0.83 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
571
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$207.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Ryzen 5 7600X
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
394 FPS
$3.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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394 FPS
$3.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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417 FPS
$3.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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403 FPS
$4.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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473 FPS
$4.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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450 FPS
$3.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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417 FPS
$2.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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379 FPS
$5.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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485 FPS
$4.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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386 FPS
$3.7/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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