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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 6% better in Halo Infinite than Ryzen 5 3600 - 173 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - £100.84 vs £207.67
- Up to 48% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i7-12700K - £0.62 vs £1.20 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
163
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.62/FPS
100%
Price, £
£100.84
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700K | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
42 FPS
£38.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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76 FPS
£20.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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49 FPS
£41.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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