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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1708 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - CA$380.0 vs CA$416.89
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 19% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 7 1700X - 214 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 7 1700X - CA$1.95 vs CA$2.11 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Processor (YD170XBCAEWOF)
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
214
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.95/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$416.89
91%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 1700X or Core i9-12900K
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
214 FPS
CA$24.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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143 FPS
CA$16.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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115 FPS
CA$22.93/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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119 FPS
CA$18.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,169.09
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