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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 710 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 7% better in Ready or Not than Ryzen 9 3950X - 295 vs 275 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - £198.99 vs £499.99
- Up to 63% better value when playing Ready or Not than Ryzen 9 3950X - £0.67 vs £1.82 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 32 vs 20 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
295
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.67/FPS
100%
Price, £
£198.99
100%
FPS and Value 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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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Processor (16C/32T, 72 MB Cache, 4.7 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700KF or Ryzen 9 3950X
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
213 FPS
£8.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,799.99
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146 FPS
£17.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,559.31
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213 FPS
£8.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£1,874.01
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