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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-12700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 436 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Up to 17% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £281.81 vs £339.98
- Up to 15% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 9 7900 - £2.52 vs £2.98 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 2% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-12700K - 114 vs 112 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 24 vs 20 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
112
98%
Value, £/FPS
£2.52/FPS
100%
Price, £
£281.81
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Desktop Processor (12-core/24-thread, 76MB cache, up to 5.4 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 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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