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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-12700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 426 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700K.
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Up to 82% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £207.67 vs £1179.89
- Up to 82% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £0.39 vs £2.12 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 3% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i7-12700K - 556 vs 538 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 120 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 32 vs 20 threads
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
538
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.39/FPS
100%
Price, £
£207.67
100%
Value Winner
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 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
556
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.12/FPS
18%
Price, £
£1179.89
17%
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
Nightmare
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700K | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
461 FPS
£7.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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