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CA$141.17
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1729 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - CA$141.17 vs CA$339.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-12700F - CA$0.62 vs CA$1.28 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 17% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 5 1600X - 265 vs 227 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
227
85%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$141.17
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
265
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.28/FPS
48%
Price, CA$
CA$339
41%
FPS Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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Updated 69 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600X or Core i7-12700F
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
150 FPS
CA$11.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,699.71
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196 FPS
CA$11.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,209.95
In Stock
136 FPS
CA$11.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,547.16
In Stock
221 FPS
CA$10.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,264.67
In Stock
221 FPS
CA$12.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,731.23
In Stock
115 FPS
CA$10.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$1,219.22
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150 FPS
CA$10.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,616.79
In Stock
136 FPS
CA$11.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,599.99
In Stock
115 FPS
CA$15.01/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,726.65
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136 FPS
CA$18.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$2,499.99
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