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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-12700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 245 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Up to 30% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £250.97 vs £359.99
- Up to 30% better value when playing F1 22 than Ryzen 9 7900X - £0.87 vs £1.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 1% better in F1 22 than Core i7-12700 - 289 vs 287 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700 - 24 vs 16 threads
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
287
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.87/FPS
100%
Price, £
£250.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Updated 18770 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
289
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.25/FPS
69%
Price, £
£359.99
69%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Retail, Noir, (AM5/12 Core/4.7GHz/76MB/170W/Radeon) - 100-000000589
Buy for £359.99 on Amazon
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Updated 18769 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700 or Ryzen 9 7900X
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
140 FPS
£10.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,532.99
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153 FPS
£15.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,427.99
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133 FPS
£8.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,155.26
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114 FPS
£16.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,838.65
In Stock
133 FPS
£9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,285.99
In Stock
114 FPS
£5.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£665.23
In Stock
140 FPS
£8.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,233.99
In Stock
114 FPS
£15.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
In Stock
114 FPS
£13.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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83 FPS
£12.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,055.45
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