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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600X
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - $157.66 vs $171.16
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 16% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 3600X - 157 vs 135 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 3600X - $1.09 vs $1.17 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 20 vs 12 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
157
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.09/FPS
100%
Price, €
€171.16
92%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
69 FPS
€16.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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103 FPS
€11.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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71 FPS
€12.31/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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103 FPS
€15.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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103 FPS
€15.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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126 FPS
€15.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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147 FPS
€12.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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126 FPS
€7.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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71 FPS
€11.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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71 FPS
€13.18/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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