And why not? We are talking gaming CPU here.But it's not comparable to the 12900ks. Is the 12600 comparable to the 5950x?
You obviously claim Intel's higher heat output just "disappears"? Also everyone knows processor reported "temperatures" are usually inaccurate.I can post you cbr23 score of my 12900k on a small single tower air cooler. It hits 65c. MUCH hotter lol.
I sitll don't get why you are comparing to the 12900. It's twice as fast. The proper comparison is with the 12700f (both locked and no igpu), and sadly the 12700f not only is considerably cheaper, it absolutely crucifies the 5800x 3d on everything bar 240p gaming. It's not even a contest lad.
Also, the king (that's why it's called the crown) doesn't care about the price. Saying the 12900ks is more expensive makes you a peasant. Don't be a peasant.
Twice as fast on gaming? When talking about gaming CPU, no-one cares about productivity stuff or integrated GPU, both are useless when gaming. You see, when AMD released Ryzen 5950X Intel fanboys told Intel is faster on gaming, no matter AMD was twice as fast on productivity stuff. Now when AMD has gaming CPU, suddenly productivity and useless iGPU are so important

Crown does care about power consumption. And AMD is clear winner on efficiency.