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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 364 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 105 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 5% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 9 5900X - 214 vs 203 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $283.49 vs $290.00
- Up to 8% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 9 5900X - $1.32 vs $1.43 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
214
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$283.49
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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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
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$22.04/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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142 FPS
$17.61/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$19.62/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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153 FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 8 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
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153 FPS
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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153 FPS
$24.83/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,799
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109 FPS
$20.83/FPS
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$19.72/FPS
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$16.5/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,799
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120 FPS
$20.08/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,409
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153 FPS
$23.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,659
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132 FPS
$17.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,269
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178 FPS
$16.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,949
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98 FPS
$24.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,418
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120 FPS
$16.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,999
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167 FPS
$14.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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152 FPS
$25.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 10 TB HDD
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$3,899.99
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63 FPS
$35.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,208
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120 FPS
$18.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,259
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153 FPS
$27.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 8 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$4,149
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152 FPS
$22.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,349.99
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153 FPS
$21.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,249
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153 FPS
$21.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,249
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153 FPS
$41.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$6,310.47
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63 FPS
$35.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,228
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131 FPS
$14.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,899.99
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152 FPS
$24.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 8 TB HDD
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$3,699.99
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152 FPS
$21.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,199.99
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152 FPS
$22.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,349.99
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109 FPS
$15.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,729
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153 FPS
$36.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$5,531.79
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120 FPS
$23.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,879
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120 FPS
$21.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,579
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153 FPS
$24.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$3,759
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153 FPS
$41.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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$6,333.55
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153 FPS
$35.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$5,452.49
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153 FPS
$25.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,929
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143 FPS
$15.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,218
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153 FPS
$23.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$3,549
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120 FPS
$20.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,409
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36 FPS
$52.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,899
In Stock
131 FPS
$15.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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109 FPS
$16.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,809
In Stock
91 FPS
$32.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,999
In Stock
153 FPS
$22.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,399
In Stock
152 FPS
$23.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,549.99
In Stock
153 FPS
$23.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,609
In Stock
153 FPS
$26.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,989
In Stock
153 FPS
$26.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,039
In Stock
153 FPS
$28.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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