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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £346.84 vs £488.99
- Up to 26% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Ryzen 7 7700X - £1.56 vs £2.10 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 4% better in World of Warcraft than Core i9-12900K - 233 vs 223 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 105 vs 125 Watts
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
223
96%
Value, £/FPS
£1.56/FPS
100%
Price, £
£346.84
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900K | vs | Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Ryzen 7 7700X
With selected game settings
212 FPS
£7.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499.99
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212 FPS
£7.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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212 FPS
£9.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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