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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600XT on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 851 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600XT.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600XT
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 9% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 3600XT - 397 vs 363 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600XT - $279.00 vs $578.96
- Up to 56% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 3600XT - $0.70 vs $1.59 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6-core, 12-threads unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Spire cooler
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
397
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 3600XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600XT | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 3600XT or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
197 FPS
$8.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$7.96/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$8.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$14.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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307 FPS
$6.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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358 FPS
$6.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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