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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700KF on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 436 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700KF.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 4% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-12700KF - 136 vs 131 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 24 vs 20 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £240.71 vs £339.98
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Desktop Processor (12-core/24-thread, 76MB cache, up to 5.4 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
High
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Single-Core
2526
89.44759206798867%
Multi-Core
13549
80.92337096099862%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 12 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900 or Core i7-12700KF
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
80 FPS
£13.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,099.95
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64 FPS
£15.62/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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64 FPS
£20.78/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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95 FPS
£18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,709.99
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58 FPS
£46.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,669.51
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95 FPS
£18.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£1,752.42
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