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Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Core i9-12900

Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Core i9-12900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for $412 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for $412 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 9 5900HX.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900HX

  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 45 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 9% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 9 5900HX - 201 vs 185 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX - 24 vs 16 threads
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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5900HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

185

92%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

201

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.05/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

Buy for $412 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

Trending Games

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5900HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5900HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

1842

74%

Multi-Core

7527

58%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Logo

Ryzen 9 5900HX

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Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Core i9-12900

Jan 12th, 2021Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i9
CezanneCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket FP6SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
16
16Threads
24
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.4 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
45 W
TDP65 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
30.0x
Multiplier24.0x
Radeon Vega 8Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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