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Ryzen 9 3950X vs Core i7-12700KF

Ryzen 9 3950X vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £216.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 342 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £216.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 342 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 710 days newer than Ryzen 9 3950X.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X

  • Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 32 vs 20 threads

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 3% better in F1 22 than Ryzen 9 3950X - 288 vs 280 FPS
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F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


FPS

280

97%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

288

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.75/FPS

100%

Price, £

£216.35

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £216.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 342 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


Single-Core

1704

67%

Multi-Core

10696

79%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo

Ryzen 9 3950X

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

Nov 25th, 2019
Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9Core i7
MatisseAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM4Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
16
12
32
20
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
4.7 GHz
5.0 GHz
105 W
125 W
7 nm
10 nm
35.0x
36.0x
NoneNone
YesYes

PCs Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Core i7-12700KF

With selected game settings

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