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£258.48
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MSRP $349
Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 933 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 8% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 5 3600 - 206 vs 190 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £101.21 vs £258.48
- Up to 58% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-12700 - £0.53 vs £1.25 per FPS
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
206
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.25/FPS
42%
Price, £
£258.48
39%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
190
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.53/FPS
100%
Price, £
£101.21
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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Updated 290 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700 | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-12700 or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
112 FPS
£8.83/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£989
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112 FPS
£9.14/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,023.2
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112 FPS
£8.65/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£969.2
In Stock
112 FPS
£8.21/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£919
In Stock
49 FPS
£32.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,599.98
In Stock
112 FPS
£7.67/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£859.2
In Stock
97 FPS
£15.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
In Stock
112 FPS
£8.35/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£935.2
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60 FPS
£33.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,004.41
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Laptops Using Core i7-12700 or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
80 FPS
£19.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,569.03
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94 FPS
£9.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£925.44
In Stock
80 FPS
£19.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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99 FPS
£20.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999.99
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94 FPS
£11.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,049
In Stock
99 FPS
£15.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,574.99
In Stock
109 FPS
£22.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,495
In Stock
80 FPS
£16.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,284
In Stock
99 FPS
£27.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
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80 FPS
£17.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,435
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Core i7-12700 and Ryzen 5 3600 Popular Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
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Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
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£101.21
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£84
Ryzen 5 3600
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£101.21
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£488.99
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
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£101.21
vs
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£343.97
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Core i7-12700K
£208.69
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
£929.89
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
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Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
£295
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
£126.66
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
£204
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Core i9-12900K
£337.85
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
£139.99
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
£239.56
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Core i5-12600K
£238.62
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Core i7-14700KF
£326.3
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Core i5-12600KF
£169.39
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
£354.25
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Core i7-13700K
£315.81
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
£639.99
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Core i9-14900KF
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Core i5-13600KF
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Core i5-12400
£2,511.32
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Core i7-14700F
£312.37
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
vs
Core i3-12100F
£70
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
£84
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
£488.99
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i7-14700K
£343.97
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i7-12700K
£208.69
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
£929.89
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
£295
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
£126.66
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
£204
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i9-12900K
£337.85
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
£139.99
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
£239.56
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i5-12600K
£238.62
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i7-14700KF
£326.3
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i5-12600KF
£169.39
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
£354.25
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i7-13700K
£315.81
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
£639.99
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i9-14900KF
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i5-13600KF
Core i7-12700
£258.48
vs
Core i5-12400
£2,511.32