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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 710 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 4% better in Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 9 3950X - 316 vs 304 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - €283.39 vs €699.9
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- 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 - 32 vs 20 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i7-12700K Box.
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Single-Core
1704
67.32516791781904%
Multi-Core
10696
78.10720023367898%
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Ryzen 9 3950X
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
206 FPS
€7.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,449
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131 FPS
€8.85/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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157 FPS
€9.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,449
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219 FPS
€23.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€5,238.22
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172 FPS
€8.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,419
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81 FPS
€12.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€979
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82 FPS
€11.45/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€939
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275 FPS
€8.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,419
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82 FPS
€11.7/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€959
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206 FPS
€8.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,699
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