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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 854 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - $66.6 vs $177.03
- Up to 56% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i7-12700 - $0.36 vs $0.82 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 3% better in F1 22 than Ryzen 5 3500X - 287 vs 278 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
278
96.86411149825784%
Value, €/FPS
€0.36/FPS
100%
Price, €
€73.93
100%
Value Winner
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
287
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.82/FPS
43.90243902439025%
Price, €
€196.5
37%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25MB Cache up to 4.90GHz
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In Stock
Updated 198 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Single-Core
1555
67.81508940252944%
Multi-Core
5850
54.26716141001855%
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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