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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 446 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Ryzen 9 5900X - 148 vs 145 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £203.99 vs £281.70
- Up to 26% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-12700 - £1.41 vs £1.90 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700 - 24 vs 16 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
145
98%
Value, £/FPS
£1.41/FPS
100%
Price, £
£203.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-12700 or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
77 FPS
£13.29/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,023.2
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77 FPS
£12.84/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£989
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77 FPS
£12.59/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£969.2
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77 FPS
£11.94/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£919
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77 FPS
£11.16/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£859.2
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77 FPS
£12.15/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£935.2
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Laptops Using Core i7-12700 or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
66 FPS
£14.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£925.44
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58 FPS
£27.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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66 FPS
£15.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,049
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69 FPS
£28.99/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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69 FPS
£11.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£799
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75 FPS
£33.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,495
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58 FPS
£22.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,284
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69 FPS
£38.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
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58 FPS
£24.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,435
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71 FPS
£49.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,499
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71 FPS
£34.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,455
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58 FPS
£27.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,567.3
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66 FPS
£37.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,499
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69 FPS
£35.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,455
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58 FPS
£25.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,488.88
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58 FPS
£18.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,049
In Stock
58 FPS
£23.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,371
In Stock
66 FPS
£37.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,489
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58 FPS
£22.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,278.88
In Stock
71 FPS
£33.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,399
In Stock
58 FPS
£36.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,094
In Stock
58 FPS
£27.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,569.03
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66 FPS
£29.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,928.88
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