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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K is 364 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 4% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 9 5900X - 150 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €299.99 vs €304.07
- Up to 5% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 9 5900X - €2.0 vs €2.11 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Prozessor 3,7 GHz 64 MB L3
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
150
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2/FPS
100%
Price, €
€299.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL Core i7-12700K BX8071512700K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i7-12700K
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
€23.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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103 FPS
€18.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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85 FPS
€18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
€57.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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79 FPS
€19.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,579
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49 FPS
€26.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,289
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50 FPS
€23.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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62 FPS
€26.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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122 FPS
€21.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,579
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144 FPS
€20.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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