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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 3700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - CA$201.82 vs CA$398.80
- Up to 46% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-12900KF - CA$1.24 vs CA$2.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Halo Infinite than Ryzen 7 3700X - 173 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 24 vs 16 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
163
94%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.24/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$201.82
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Updated 250 minutes ago
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
173
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.31/FPS
54%
Price, CA$
CA$398.8
50%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Updated 252 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 3700X | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 7 3700X or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
74 FPS
CA$34.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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87 FPS
CA$43.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$3,807.71
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44 FPS
CA$37.01/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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53 FPS
CA$59.2/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$3,137.86
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