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Prices and StockMSRP $519
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MSRP $519
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-12900 - 167 vs 166 FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Up to 34% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $412.00 vs $619.99
- Up to 33% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $2.48 vs $3.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
167
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.71/FPS
67%
Price, $
$619.99
66%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor
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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
Highest
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7900X3D | vs | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
4.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 120 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
44.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 7900X3D or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
75 FPS
$22.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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69 FPS
$26.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,799
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134 FPS
$20.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,756.16
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111 FPS
$22.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,519.89
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69 FPS
$21.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
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69 FPS
$24.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,657.79
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69 FPS
$24.62/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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69 FPS
$23.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,616
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69 FPS
$25.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,749
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69 FPS
$31.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199
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Laptops Using Ryzen 9 7900X3D or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
63 FPS
$22.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,394
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63 FPS
$23.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,494.31
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63 FPS
$19.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,237.99
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63 FPS
$18.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,145
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55 FPS
$23.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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63 FPS
$20.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,309
In Stock
63 FPS
$21.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,364.99
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55 FPS
$29.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,599
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45 FPS
$39.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,799
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59 FPS
$45.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,699.99
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