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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 364 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - £197.0 vs £232.28
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 8% better in New World than Ryzen 9 5900X - 146 vs 135 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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Intel Core i7-12700K Tray LGA1700 3.6 GHz Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Single-Core
2179
86.09245357566179%
Multi-Core
11883
86.77523002774939%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 12 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i7-12700K
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
68 FPS
£17.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,172.4
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111 FPS
£13.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,504.8
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98 FPS
£14.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,393.2
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85 FPS
£13.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,129.2
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