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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 933 days newer than Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700 - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 13% better in Rust than Ryzen 9 3900X - 236 vs 208 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1693
73.83340601831662%
Multi-Core
9938
92.18923933209648%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900X or Core i7-12700
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
99 FPS
£8.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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88 FPS
£17.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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111 FPS
£22.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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99 FPS
£10.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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88 FPS
£13.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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88 FPS
£14.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,284
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103 FPS
£26.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
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111 FPS
£30.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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88 FPS
£16.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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106 FPS
£33.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
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