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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1708 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 1800X
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - $235.00 vs $254.00
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 61% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 7 1800X - 524 vs 326 FPS
- Up to 33% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 7 1800X - $0.48 vs $0.72 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 24 vs 16 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD YD180XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1800X Processor
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
524
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$254
92%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 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
Very High
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1800X | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 7 1800X or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
347 FPS
$4.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$4.03/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$7.22/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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$13.16/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$6.01/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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