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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 327 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 10% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-12900K - 186 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £289.0 vs £389.99
- Up to 33% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-12900K - £1.55 vs £2.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 105 vs 125 Watts
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
186
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.55/FPS
100%
Price, £
£289
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Ryzen 7 7700X
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
104 FPS
£18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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104 FPS
£15.34/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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