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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1708 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 21% better in Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 7 1700 - 239 vs 198 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - $178.51 vs $195.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 7 1700 - $0.75 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD YD1700BBAEBOX Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
239
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.51
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 1700 or Core i5-12600K
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
125 FPS
$9.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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138 FPS
$4.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$682.56
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138 FPS
$6.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$957.6
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130 FPS
$9.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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130 FPS
$13.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,754.11
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130 FPS
$14.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,835.65
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157 FPS
$10.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,648.03
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144 FPS
$24.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,598
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125 FPS
$10.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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117 FPS
$7.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$854.67
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