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£178.58
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $384
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1668 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - £178.58 vs £224.21
- Up to 18% better value when playing Control than Core i7-12700KF - £0.89 vs £1.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Ryzen 5 1600X - 206 vs 201 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 20 vs 12 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
201
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.89/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178.58
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
206
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.09/FPS
81%
Price, £
£224.21
79%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tra
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Updated 3446 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600X or Core i7-12700KF
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
132 FPS
£8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,099.95
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107 FPS
£9.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999.99
In Stock
107 FPS
£12.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,329.95
In Stock
156 FPS
£10.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,709.99
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97 FPS
£27.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,669.51
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156 FPS
£11.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£1,752.42
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