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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X3D on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 167 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X3D.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 6% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Ryzen 7 5800X3D - 163 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Ryzen 7 5800X3D - £1.73 vs £1.78 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - 20 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - £274.0 vs £281.81
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 105 vs 125 Watts
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
163
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.73/FPS
100%
Price, £
£281.81
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 96MB L3 cache, up to 4.5 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
99 FPS
£17.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
12 GB, N/A Storage
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