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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1708 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - $225.0 vs $229.95
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 98% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 7 1700X - 164 vs 83 FPS
- Up to 48% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 7 1700X - $1.4 vs $2.71 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 20 vs 16 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD YD170XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1700X Processor
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$229.95
97%
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 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 1700X or Core i7-12700KF
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
82 FPS
$19.51/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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69 FPS
$32.32/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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103 FPS
$17.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,831.49
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64 FPS
$19.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
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51 FPS
$26.47/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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43 FPS
$30.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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43 FPS
$40.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,759.97
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69 FPS
$19.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,359
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69 FPS
$15.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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43 FPS
$30.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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