Buy on Amazon
€2,478.33
In Stock
Prices and StockMSRP $3990
Prices and Stock
MSRP $3990
Prices and StockMSRP $409
Prices and Stock
MSRP $409
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 636 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 128 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 18% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 157 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 93% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $175.68 vs $2478.33
- Up to 94% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $1.12 vs $18.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 125 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for €2,478.33 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8458 minutes ago
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
157
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.12/FPS
100%
Price, €
€175.68
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
Buy for €175.68 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8458 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i7 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 12 |
128 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen Threadripper 3990X or Core i7-12700K
With selected game settings
135 FPS
€13.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
€1,801.79
In Stock
111 FPS
€10.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,125.23
In Stock
136 FPS
€13.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€1,890.09
In Stock
135 FPS
€11.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€1,531.52
In Stock
135 FPS
€14.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€1,901.76
In Stock
140 FPS
€20.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
€2,830.19
In Stock
122 FPS
€11.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€1,441.43
In Stock
111 FPS
€9.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€1,018.01
In Stock
122 FPS
€14.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€1,737.84
In Stock
91 FPS
€16.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€1,521.62
In Stock
Popular Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Core i7-12700K Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Core i7-12700K
€175.68
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
€180.17
Core i7-12700K
€175.68
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
€108.01
Core i7-12700K
€175.68
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
€251.31
Core i7-12700K
€175.68
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
€130.02
Core i7-12700K
€175.68
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
€166.67
Core i7-12700K
€175.68
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
€158.51
Core i7-12700K
€175.68
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
€104.26
Core i7-12700K
€175.68
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
€114.41
Core i7-12700K
€175.68
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
€265.72
Core i7-12700K
€175.68
vs
Core i9-12900K
€251.35
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
€2,478.33
vs
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
€2,387.39
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
€2,478.33
vs
Xeon E5-2699A v4
€1,711.71
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
€2,478.33
vs
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
€1,319.82
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
€2,478.33
vs
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
€1,220.72
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
€2,478.33
vs
Core i9-9940X
€1,251.24
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
€2,478.33
vs
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
€963.96
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
€2,478.33
vs
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
€833.33
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
€2,478.33
vs
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
€806.3
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
€2,478.33
vs
Core i5-13400F
€765.76
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
€2,478.33
vs
Core i9-10980XE
€680.18