Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F is 425 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 1% better in World of Warcraft than Ryzen 9 5900X - 214 vs 212 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £235.96 vs £259.98
- Up to 11% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Ryzen 9 5900X - £1.1 vs £1.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700F - 24 vs 20 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
214
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.1/FPS
100%
Price, £
£235.96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 12 |
20 | Threads | 24 |
2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
21.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |