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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5950X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 425 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 7% better in Rust than Ryzen 9 5950X - 248 vs 231 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $369.0 vs $432.99
- Up to 9% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900F - $1.6 vs $1.75 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900F - 32 vs 24 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
248
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.75/FPS
91%
Price, $
$432.99
85%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for $432.99 on Amazon
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Updated 11934 minutes ago
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
Buy for $369 on Amazon
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Updated 11935 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 105 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 9 5950X
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
231 FPS
$15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,599.99
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110 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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95 FPS
$11.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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186 FPS
$12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
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157 FPS
$13.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
In Stock
130 FPS
$11.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
In Stock
100 FPS
$14.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
In Stock
135 FPS
$12.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,728.4
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130 FPS
$12.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
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142 FPS
$40.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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