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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - £73.49 vs £218.88
- Up to 52% better value when playing Starfield than Core i7-12700KF - £1.36 vs £2.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 43% better in Starfield than Ryzen 5 3400G - 77 vs 54 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 20 vs 8 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
54
70%
Value, £/FPS
£1.36/FPS
100%
Price, £
£73.49
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Processor (4C/8T, 6 MB cache, 4.2 GHz Max Boost) with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
77
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.84/FPS
48%
Price, £
£218.88
33%
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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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3400G | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Picasso | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon RX Vega 11 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 3400G or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
47 FPS
£28.72/FPS
32 GB, N/A Storage
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38 FPS
£28.95/FPS
8 GB, N/A Storage
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38 FPS
£32.37/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,229.95
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57 FPS
£30.35/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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57 FPS
£31.4/FPS
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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