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Intel logo Core i9-12900K
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General information Core i9-12900K Ryzen 9 5900X
Launched Q4 2021 Q4 2020
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket FCLGA1700 AM4
Series Name Intel Core i9 AMD Ryzen 9
Core Family Name Alder Lake Vermeer
Clock 3.2 GHz 13.5 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.2 GHz 0 % 4.8 GHz 7.7 %
Cores 16 0 % 12 25 %
Threads 24 0 % 24 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 241 W 0 % 105 W 56.4 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 0 % 7 nm 30 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
12 × 32 kB Instruction
12 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
12 × 512 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
2 × 32 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-12900K Ryzen 9 5900X
Overall Score 71927 0 % 70941 1.4 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 79 % 7.1 %
Benchmark Score 26765 0 % 25327 5.4 %
Single Thread Score 4125.3 0 % 3498.8 15.2 %
Encrypting Data 29507 MB/s 6.5 % 31546.4 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 531.2 MB/s 0 % 491.7 MB/s 7.4 %
String objects sorting 57044.3 thousand/s 0 % 52503.3 thousand/s 8 %
Prime numbers generation 147.7 millions/s 41.9 % 254 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 138200 millions/s 3.9 % 143786 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 105920 millions/s 0 % 78219.5 millions/s 26.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-12900K, Ryzen 9 5900X.

Average frames per second Core i9-12900K Ryzen 9 5900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.4 FPS 165.4 FPS
High settings 269.4 FPS 264.7 FPS
Medium settings 336.8 FPS 330.8 FPS
Low settings 421.0 FPS 413.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i9-12900K Ryzen 9 5900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 177.2 FPS 175.5 FPS
High settings 283.6 FPS 280.8 FPS
Medium settings 354.4 FPS 351.0 FPS
Low settings 443.1 FPS 438.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 1 %
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