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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 436 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - €251.82 vs €356.62
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 16% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-12700K - 80 vs 69 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 24 vs 20 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
INTEL Core i7-12700K BX8071512700K
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor mit AMD Wraith Prism Cooler, bis zu 5.4GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Single-Core
2531
89.62464589235127%
Multi-Core
13694
81.78940452726513%
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| 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 | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Ryzen 9 7900
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
31 FPS
€44.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€48.35/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€101.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€77.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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6 FPS
€174.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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35 FPS
€155.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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22 FPS
€58.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,279
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1 FPS
€949/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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1 FPS
€889/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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53 FPS
€41.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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