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Core i7-12700K vs FX-4130

Core i7-12700K vs FX-4130: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £209.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 124 minutes ago

vs

AMD FX-4130

3.8 GHz | 4-core

AMD FX-4130 Logo
Powerful computing power FX-Series FX-4130 3.8 GHz Quad-Core CPU Processor FD4130FRW4MGU Socket AM3+ Multithreaded computer processor

Buy for £16.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 123 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £209.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 124 minutes ago

vs

AMD FX-4130

3.8 GHz | 4-core

AMD FX-4130 Logo
Powerful computing power FX-Series FX-4130 3.8 GHz Quad-Core CPU Processor FD4130FRW4MGU Socket AM3+ Multithreaded computer processor

Buy for £16.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 123 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper FX-4130 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4130 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 3356 days newer than the cheaper FX-4130.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 34% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than FX-4130 - 203 vs 151 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4130 - 20 vs 4 threads

Advantages of AMD FX-4130

  • Up to 92% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - £16.87 vs £209.66
  • Up to 89% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-12700K - £0.11 vs £1.03 per FPS
This is a free version of Horizon Zero Dawn.
Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

203

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.03/FPS

11%

Price, £

£209.66

8%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £209.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 124 minutes ago

AMD FX-4130 Logo
FX-4130

Desktop • Aug 27th, 2012


FPS

151

74%

Value, £/FPS

£0.11/FPS

100%

Price, £

£16.87

100%

Value Winner

Powerful computing power FX-Series FX-4130 3.8 GHz Quad-Core CPU Processor FD4130FRW4MGU Socket AM3+ Multithreaded computer processor

Buy for £16.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 123 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

AMD FX-4130 Logo
FX-4130

Desktop • Aug 27th, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

AMD FX-4130 Logo
FX-4130

Desktop • Aug 27th, 2012


Single-Core

418

17%

Multi-Core

1081

8%

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateAug 27th, 2012
Core i7CollectionFX
Alder LakeCodenameZambezi
Intel Socket 1700SocketAMD Socket AM3+
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores4
20
Threads4
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
5.0 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.9 GHz
125 WTDP125 W
10 nm
Process Size32 nm
36.0x
Multiplier19.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
YesOverclockableYes

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