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£109
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 287 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £109.0 vs £252.97
- Up to 55% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-12700 - £0.13 vs £0.29 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 6% better in Valorant than Ryzen 5 5600G - 886 vs 836 FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
836
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.13/FPS
100%
Price, £
£109
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-core, 12-Thread Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, up to 4.4GHz
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In Stock
Updated 136 minutes ago
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
886
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.29/FPS
44%
Price, £
£252.97
43%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
Buy for £252.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 136 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600G or Core i7-12700
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
633 FPS
£2.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,491.99
In Stock
616 FPS
£1.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,108.26
In Stock
633 FPS
£4.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
In Stock
575 FPS
£1.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£869.99
In Stock
575 FPS
£3.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,874.27
In Stock
661 FPS
£3.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,427.99
In Stock
633 FPS
£2.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,699.99
In Stock
501 FPS
£1.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£853.99
In Stock
633 FPS
£1.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,207.99
In Stock
575 FPS
£2.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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