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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1708 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 155% better in League of Legends than Ryzen 7 1700X - 339 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 50% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 7 1700X - £1.03 vs £2.07 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £275.0 vs £349.98
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
339
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.03/FPS
100%
Price, £
£349.98
78%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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