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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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MSRP in USD: $349
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 854 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - €231.18 vs €311.16
- Up to 12% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-12700 - €1.81 vs €2.05 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 19% better in Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 5 3500X - 152 vs 128 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
128
84%
Value, €/FPS
€1.81/FPS
100%
Price, €
€231.18
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 3,6GHz
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
152
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.05/FPS
88%
Price, €
€311.16
74%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop-Prozessor 25 MB Cache, bis zu 4,90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3500X or Core i7-12700
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
93 FPS
€11.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,099
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93 FPS
€12.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,199
In Stock
83 FPS
€16.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,370.2
In Stock
83 FPS
€18.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,560.9
In Stock
93 FPS
€12.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,179.47
In Stock
83 FPS
€15.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,306.24
In Stock
64 FPS
€19.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,269.49
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93 FPS
€16.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,558.69
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93 FPS
€14.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,359.15
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93 FPS
€14.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,378.92
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