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MSRP in USD: $409

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MSRP in USD: $1999

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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 3970X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 710 days newer than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

Performs up to 10% better in Battlefield IV than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 470 vs 426 FPS
Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 125 vs 280 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 64 vs 20 threads

This is a free version of Battlefield IV.

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

470

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.57/FPS

100%

Price, €

€266.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K Box

Buy for €266.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78 minutes ago

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

FPS

426

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

1920 x 1080

High

843

FPS

697

FPS

Minecraft

1920 x 1080

Maximum

220

FPS

200

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

323

FPS

240

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

157

FPS

135

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

919

FPS

802

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

98%

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Single-Core

1636

65%

Multi-Core

14008

100%

Intel Core i7-12700K	vs	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Nov 4th, 2021	Release Date	Nov 25th, 2019
Core i7	Collection	Ryzen Threadripper
Alder Lake	Codename	Castle Peak
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	AMD Socket TRX4
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
12	Cores	32
20	Threads	64
3.6 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz
5.0 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.5 GHz
125 W	TDP	280 W
10 nm	Process Size	7 nm
36.0x	Multiplier	37.0x
UHD Graphics 770	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes

PC Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

CyberpowerPC Luxe PC

295 FPS

€5.45/FPS

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GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-12700K

32 GB, N/A Storage

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342 FPS

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Core i7-12700K

12 GB, N/A Storage

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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Core i7-12700K

16 GB, N/A Storage

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254 FPS

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

Core i7-12700K

8 GB, N/A Storage

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294 FPS

€6.25/FPS

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267 FPS

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Core i7-12700K

16 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1000 GB HDD

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MSI MEG Aegis Ti5 12VTE-077IT Desktop PC

267 FPS

€11.24/FPS

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Core i7-12700K

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237 FPS

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Core i7-12700K

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312 FPS

€14.42/FPS

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Core i7-12700K

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€4,499

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254 FPS

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

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32 GB, N/A Storage

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MSI Creator P100X 12VTE-1052IT Desktop PC

267 FPS

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64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

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64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD

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€N/A

Out of Stock

Memory PC

237 FPS

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32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD

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Out of Stock

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294 FPS

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€N/A

Out of Stock

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209 FPS

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Core i7-12700K

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Buy on Amazon

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