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£77.75
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AvailabilityMSRP $384
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MSRP $384
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 772 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - £77.75 vs £218.88
- Up to 61% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i7-12700KF - £0.22 vs £0.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 10% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 3500X - 392 vs 357 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 20 vs 6 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
357
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.22/FPS
100%
Price, £
£77.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 6 Core/6 Thread AM4 CPU
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
392
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.56/FPS
39%
Price, £
£218.88
35%
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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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 3500X or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
303 FPS
£4.46/FPS
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,349.95
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241 FPS
£4.56/FPS
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,099.99
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241 FPS
£5.1/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,229.95
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354 FPS
£4.89/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,729.99
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354 FPS
£5.06/FPS
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£1,789.59
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