Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Performance Review

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Gaming Performance Continued

Far Cry 6

In Far Cry 6, we are running the game with HD Textures installed and turned on, at “Ultra” graphics settings and utilizing the benchmark.

Intel Core i9-12900K Far Cry 6 Game Performance Graph

The Intel Core i9-12900K seems to do really well in Far Cry 6 at 1080p, beating the Ryzen 9 5900X by 15% which is a significant amount of performance just for the CPU difference. What’s more impressive is that this performance difference extends to 1440p as well with the 12900K being 15% faster than the 5900X at 1440p! At 4K, we are finally all GPU bound.

Watch Dogs Legion

Intel Core i9-12900K Watch Dogs Legion Game Performance Graph

Watch Dogs Legion is similar to Far Cry 6, in that at 1080p the 12900K is 16% faster than the 5900X which is significant. Even at 1440p, the 12900K is 8% faster than the 5900X. At 4K it’s a wash.

Crysis Remastered

Intel Core i9-12900K Crysis Remastered Game Performance Graph

In Crysis Remastered the 12900K is 9% faster than the 5900X at 1080p and 9% faster at 1440p which is incredible. At 4K they are similar.

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