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Ryzen 7 8840U vs Core i7-12700K

Ryzen 7 8840U vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i7-12700K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i7-12700K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 469 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 108 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Ryzen 7 8840U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 762 days older than Ryzen 7 8840U.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 8840U

  • Consumes up to 78% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 28 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 0% better in Dota 2 than Ryzen 7 8840U - 251 vs 250 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 8840U - 20 vs 16 threads
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Dota 2

Dota 2

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1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U Logo
Ryzen 7 8840U

Mobile • Dec 6th, 2023


FPS

250

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

251

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.87/FPS

100%

Price, €

€469

100%

Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i7-12700K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 469 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 108 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U Logo
Ryzen 7 8840U

Mobile • Dec 6th, 2023

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U Logo
Ryzen 7 8840U

Mobile • Dec 6th, 2023


Single-Core

2504

99%

Multi-Core

8764

64%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Intel Core i7-12700K

Dec 6th, 2023
Release DateNov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 7CollectionCore i7
Not AvailableCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket FP8SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
16Threads
20
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
5.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
28 W
TDP125 W
4 nm
Process Size10 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Radeon 780MIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Ryzen 7 8840U or Core i7-12700K

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Laptops Using Ryzen 7 8840U or Core i7-12700K

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