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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-12700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700K.
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €273.11 vs €382.84
- Up to 27% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 7900X - €1.49 vs €2.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-12700K - 187 vs 183 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 24 vs 20 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
183
98%
Value, €/FPS
€1.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€273.11
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K Box.
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
187
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.05/FPS
73%
Price, €
€382.84
71%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700K | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-12700K or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
106 FPS
€15.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,679
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105 FPS
€14.28/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,499
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83 FPS
€17.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,449
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156 FPS
€15.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,484.9
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46 FPS
€25.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,159
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110 FPS
€16.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,849
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122 FPS
€14.57/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,777
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168 FPS
€14.23/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,389.9
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144 FPS
€15.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,299
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67 FPS
€21.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,439
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