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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 3300X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 559 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 3300X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - £225.0 vs £267.71
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 23% better in Dirt 5 than Ryzen 3 3300X - 238 vs 194 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Ryzen 3 3300X - £1.12 vs £1.16 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3300X - 20 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 3300X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Processor (4C/8T, 18 MB Cache, 4.3 GHz Max Boost)
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
238
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.12/FPS
100%
Price, £
£267.71
84%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 3 3300X
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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