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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - $210.0 vs $230.15
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 22% better in New World than Ryzen 5 3600X - 146 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing New World than Ryzen 5 3600X - $1.58 vs $1.75 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 20 vs 12 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$230.15
91%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700KF Gaming Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 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 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i7-12700KF
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
109 FPS
$14.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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86 FPS
$15.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,349.99
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100 FPS
$22.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,229.97
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96 FPS
$13.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
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79 FPS
$16.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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79 FPS
$22.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,759.97
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100 FPS
$13.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,359
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100 FPS
$11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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49 FPS
$22.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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43 FPS
$29.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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