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Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Core i7-12700KF

Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for 148.93 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 155 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for 148.93 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 155 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 296 days newer than Ryzen 9 5900HX.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

  • Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 45 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 21% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 9 5900HX - 193 vs 159 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX - 20 vs 16 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5900HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

159

82%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

193

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.77/FPS

100%

Price, €

€148.93

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for 148.93 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 155 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5900HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5900HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

1842

73%

Multi-Core

7527

56%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

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Intel Core i7-12700KF

Jan 12th, 2021Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i7
CezanneCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket FP6SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
16Threads
20
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
45 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
30.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Radeon Vega 8
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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