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£238.61
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MSRP $699
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 426 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600K.
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £238.61 vs £1179.89
- Up to 79% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £0.85 vs £3.96 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 6% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i5-12600K - 298 vs 281 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 120 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 32 vs 16 threads
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
281
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.85/FPS
100%
Price, £
£238.61
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
298
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.96/FPS
21%
Price, £
£1179.89
20%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi 6E
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600K | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
263 FPS
£13.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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