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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - £186.83 vs £232.28
- Up to 3% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-12700K - £0.91 vs £0.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 20% better in Rust than Ryzen 5 3600X - 247 vs 206 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
206
83.40080971659918%
Value, £/FPS
£0.91/FPS
100%
Price, £
£186.83
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Processor (6C/12T, 35 MB Cache, 4.4 GHz Max Boost)
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In Stock
Updated 44044 minutes ago
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
247
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.94/FPS
96.80851063829789%
Price, £
£232.28
80%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K Tray LGA1700 3.6 GHz Processor
Buy for £232.28 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 44044 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1642
64.8755432635322%
Multi-Core
7000
51.117277639842264%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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