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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1212 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - $106.47 vs $219.99
- Up to 43% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-12700F - $0.78 vs $1.38 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 17% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Ryzen 5 2500X - 159 vs 136 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 20 vs 8 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
136
85.53459119496856%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.47
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
159
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
56.52173913043479%
Price, $
$219.99
48%
FPS Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
46.697713801862825%
Multi-Core
3801
32.974754923223735%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Core i7-12700F
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
$19.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.69
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71 FPS
$16.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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71 FPS
$16.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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85 FPS
$14.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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123 FPS
$15.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,965.98
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62 FPS
$22.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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71 FPS
$14.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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71 FPS
$15.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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86 FPS
$14.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,240.95
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71 FPS
$14.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,029
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