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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 710 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 32 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 36% better in League of Legends than Ryzen 9 3950X - 322 vs 236 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - CA$304.89 vs CA$795.00
- Up to 72% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 9 3950X - CA$0.95 vs CA$3.37 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without Cooler
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
322
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.95/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$304.89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
308 FPS
CA$12.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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302 FPS
CA$5.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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