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MSRP $384
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 636 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 128 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 206 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 97% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - £219.00 vs £8448.46
- Up to 97% better value when playing Control than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - £1.06 vs £41.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 125 vs 280 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
206
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£219
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
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i7 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 12 |
128 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen Threadripper 3990X or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
132 FPS
£10.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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107 FPS
£10.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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107 FPS
£11.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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156 FPS
£11.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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156 FPS
£11.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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