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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 357 days newer than Ryzen 5 5500U.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 15 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 8% better in The Last of Us Part I than Ryzen 5 5500U - 145 vs 134 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500U - 24 vs 12 threads
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$412
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500U
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500U | vs | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Lucienne | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket FP6 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Radeon Graphics 448SP | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 5500U or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
63 FPS
$28.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,799
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68 FPS
$24.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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51 FPS
$31.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599
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63 FPS
$23.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
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63 FPS
$26.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,657.79
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63 FPS
$26.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,699
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63 FPS
$25.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,616
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63 FPS
$27.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,749
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63 FPS
$34.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199
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63 FPS
$44.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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Laptops Using Ryzen 5 5500U or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
58 FPS
$25.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,489
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58 FPS
$23.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,373.99
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51 FPS
$22.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,169
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58 FPS
$21.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,259
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58 FPS
$19.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,147
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51 FPS
$24.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,259
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61 FPS
$29.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,795.98
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55 FPS
$25.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,394.97
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44 FPS
$37.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,629
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58 FPS
$22.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,309
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