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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 327 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 3% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-12900K - 136 vs 132 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $197.00 vs $283.49
- Up to 33% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-12900K - $1.45 vs $2.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 105 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
136
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$197
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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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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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 7600X | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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