Buy on Amazon
$175
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
Availability
MSRP in USD: $329
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $384
Availability
MSRP in USD: $384
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - $175.0 vs $212.0
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 86% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 7 3700X - 69 vs 37 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 20 vs 16 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
Buy for $175 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73841 minutes ago
Intel Core i7-12700KF Gaming Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
Buy for $212 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73840 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1654
65.47901821060967%
Multi-Core
8102
59.797771053214255%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3700X or Core i7-12700KF
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$999.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$999.99
In Stock
30 FPS
$53.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,599.99
In Stock
22 FPS
$61.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,349.99
In Stock
38 FPS
$44.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,699.99
In Stock
1 FPS
$1396.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,396.99
In Stock
1 FPS
$1100/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$1,100
In Stock
11 FPS
$145.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,599.99
In Stock
1 FPS
$1299.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,299.99
In Stock
41 FPS
$45.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,849.99
In Stock
24 FPS
$102.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,449
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
