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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F is 425 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700F - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 1% better in The Last of Us Part I than Ryzen 9 5900X - 144 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - CA$339.0 vs CA$358.98
- Up to 7% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Ryzen 9 5900X - CA$2.35 vs CA$2.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
144
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.35/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$339
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 12 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i7-12700F
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
51 FPS
CA$36.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
CA$31.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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51 FPS
CA$31.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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34 FPS
CA$47.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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44 FPS
CA$34.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,522.48
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95 FPS
CA$29.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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95 FPS
CA$25.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,390.15
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44 FPS
CA$36.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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83 FPS
CA$66.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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42 FPS
CA$58.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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