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£359.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $409
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-12700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-12700K - 308 vs 298 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Up to 22% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £281.81 vs £359.99
- Up to 19% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 9 7900X - £0.95 vs £1.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
308
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.17/FPS
81%
Price, £
£359.99
78%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Retail, Noir, (AM5/12 Core/4.7GHz/76MB/170W/Radeon) - 100-000000589
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Updated 6416 minutes ago
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
298
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.95/FPS
100%
Price, £
£281.81
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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In Stock
Updated 6416 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | 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 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 125 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i7-12700K
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
291 FPS
£7.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,182.8
In Stock
160 FPS
£8.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,305.6
In Stock
204 FPS
£6.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,404
In Stock
237 FPS
£6.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,636.8
In Stock
205 FPS
£6.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,354.8
In Stock
267 FPS
£6.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,695.6
In Stock
291 FPS
£14.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£4,119.95
In Stock
291 FPS
£12.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£3,749.95
In Stock
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