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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1668 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 16% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 247 vs 213 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - £178.58 vs £217.97
- Up to 5% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-12700KF - £0.84 vs £0.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
247
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.88/FPS
95%
Price, £
£217.97
81%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
213
86%
Value, £/FPS
£0.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178.58
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700KF or Ryzen 5 1600X
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
118 FPS
£9.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,169.95
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173 FPS
£10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,799.99
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106 FPS
£27.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,865.25
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173 FPS
£10.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£1,872.75
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