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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 5700X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 90 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 5700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 5% better in Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 7 5700X - 242 vs 230 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5700X - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $158.0 vs $411.33
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for $411.33 on Amazon
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2121
83.536825521859%
Multi-Core
9729
70.04319654427646%
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Ryzen 7 5700X
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
128 FPS
$9.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199
In Stock
115 FPS
$10.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,203.09
In Stock
147 FPS
$9.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,329.99
In Stock
147 FPS
$9.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
In Stock
128 FPS
$10.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,399
In Stock
107 FPS
$7.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$749.99
In Stock
128 FPS
$10.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,379.99
In Stock
147 FPS
$11.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
In Stock
128 FPS
$11.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,459
In Stock
147 FPS
$9.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,329.99
In Stock
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