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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 710 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 12% better in Far Cry 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 242 vs 216 FPS
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £300.38 vs £2798.0
- Up to 90% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £1.24 vs £12.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 125 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 64 vs 24 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
242
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.24/FPS
100%
Price, £
£300.38
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Processor (32C/64T, 128 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900KF | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 32 |
| 24 | Threads | 64 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
182 FPS
£8.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,479
In Stock
141 FPS
£8.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,149
In Stock
206 FPS
£9.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,929
In Stock
160 FPS
£8.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,419
In Stock
128 FPS
£9.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249
In Stock
119 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
174 FPS
£9.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,600.02
In Stock
207 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
133 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
160 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
189 FPS
£10.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,899.96
In Stock
168 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
141 FPS
£9.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,399.99
In Stock
174 FPS
£8.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,539.99
In Stock
174 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
206 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£N/A
Out of Stock
160 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
128 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
119 FPS
£11.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£1,313.06
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