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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - £186.83 vs £240.71
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 10% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Ryzen 5 3600X - 149 vs 135 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 20 vs 12 threads
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Processor (6C/12T, 35 MB Cache, 4.4 GHz Max Boost)
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Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tra
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1642
65.00395882818685%
Multi-Core
7000
51.664329470809655%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | Intel 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 |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i7-12700KF
Assassin's Creed Odyssey, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
109 FPS
£10.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,099.95
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92 FPS
£10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999.99
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92 FPS
£14.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,329.95
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125 FPS
£13.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,709.99
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84 FPS
£31.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,669.51
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125 FPS
£14.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£1,752.42
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