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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 7900X3D is 426 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Up to 30% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £275.37 vs £393.55
- Up to 13% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £0.85 vs £0.98 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 24% better in League of Legends than Core i7-12700K - 400 vs 323 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 120 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 24 vs 20 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
323
80%
Value, £/FPS
£0.85/FPS
100%
Price, £
£275.37
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
400
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.98/FPS
86%
Price, £
£393.55
69%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Desk-top Processor (12-core/24-thread, 140MB cache, up to 5.6 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 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 | 4.4 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
385 FPS
£4.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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