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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 710 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 11% better in No Man's Sky than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 200 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 94% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £168.46 vs £2798.0
- Up to 95% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £0.84 vs £15.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 125 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 64 vs 16 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
200
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.46
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Processor (32C/64T, 128 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600KF | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 32 |
| 16 | Threads | 64 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12600KF or Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
166 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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