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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5950X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 446 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 1% better in Halo Infinite than Ryzen 9 5950X - 170 vs 169 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £272.99 vs £281.70
- Up to 2% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i7-12700 - £1.62 vs £1.66 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700 - 32 vs 16 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
169
99%
Value, £/FPS
£1.62/FPS
100%
Price, £
£272.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16Cores/32Threads, 105W TDP, Socket AM4, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost, no cooler)
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700 | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
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 | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-12700 or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
84 FPS
£12.18/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£11.77/FPS
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Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£10.23/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£11.13/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Laptops Using Core i7-12700 or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
70 FPS
£13.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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60 FPS
£26.32/FPS
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Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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70 FPS
£14.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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74 FPS
£27.03/FPS
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Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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74 FPS
£10.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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81 FPS
£30.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
£21.4/FPS
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Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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74 FPS
£36.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
£23.92/FPS
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Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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77 FPS
£45.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
£31.88/FPS
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Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
£26.12/FPS
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Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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70 FPS
£35.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,499
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74 FPS
£33.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
£24.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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60 FPS
£17.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,049
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60 FPS
£22.85/FPS
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Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,371
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70 FPS
£35.56/FPS
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Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,489
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60 FPS
£21.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,278.88
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77 FPS
£31.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
£34.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
£26.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,569.03
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70 FPS
£27.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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