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£230.15
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $159
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 90 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 22% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 5 5500 - 155 vs 127 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - £84.74 vs £230.15
- Up to 55% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-12700F - £0.67 vs £1.48 per FPS
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
155
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.48/FPS
45%
Price, £
£230.15
36%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
Buy for £230.15 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 117 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
127
81%
Value, £/FPS
£0.67/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84.74
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost)
Buy for £84.74 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 117 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700F or Ryzen 5 5500
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
13 FPS
£73.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£949.98
In Stock
94 FPS
£18.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,749.99
In Stock
44 FPS
£23.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,050
In Stock
26 FPS
£34.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£900
In Stock
46 FPS
£29.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,365.99
In Stock
41 FPS
£27.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
In Stock
5 FPS
£149.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£749.95
In Stock
5 FPS
£219.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£1,099.95
In Stock
18 FPS
£79.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£1,429.95
In Stock
72 FPS
£20.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,449.99
In Stock
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