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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Up to 61% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - €251.82 vs €652.24
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 4% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Core i7-12700K - 248 vs 238 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 32 vs 20 threads
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
INTEL Core i7-12700K BX8071512700K
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Single-Core
2531
86.14703880190606%
Multi-Core
13694
70.97911159487897%
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Ryzen 9 7950X
Mass Effect: Andromeda, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
191 FPS
€7.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,385.18
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243 FPS
€9.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,399
In Stock
247 FPS
€9.64/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,379.9
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122 FPS
€9.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,119
In Stock
147 FPS
€9.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,389
In Stock
98 FPS
€10.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,049
In Stock
201 FPS
€27.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€5,430.6
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161 FPS
€7.94/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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69 FPS
€13.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€949
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69 FPS
€12.88/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€889
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