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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-12700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 327 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-12700K.
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-12700K - 302 vs 298 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - $197.00 vs $207.36
- Up to 7% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-12700K - $0.65 vs $0.70 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 105 vs 125 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
302
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$197
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700K | vs | Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Ryzen 5 7600X
With selected game settings
173 FPS
$7.23/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600X
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Ryzen 5 7600X
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Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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179 FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$6.46/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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168 FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$9.89/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$13.62/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$11.85/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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195 FPS
$18.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB HDD
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124 FPS
$10.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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124 FPS
$9.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,139.99
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124 FPS
$15.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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124 FPS
$10.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,329
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227 FPS
$7.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,659.99
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124 FPS
$12.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,579
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265 FPS
$11.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,056.98
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124 FPS
$11.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,389
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227 FPS
$10.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
40 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,369
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227 FPS
$9.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,179
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124 FPS
$12.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$1,539
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195 FPS
$10.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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$2,129
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124 FPS
$12.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,539
In Stock
227 FPS
$9.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,149
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227 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,269
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227 FPS
$9.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,179
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227 FPS
$10.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
48 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,429
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239 FPS
$16.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 8 TB HDD
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$3,849.99
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195 FPS
$15.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$3,119
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227 FPS
$9.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,091
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227 FPS
$11.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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124 FPS
$15.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,889
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227 FPS
$10.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299
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124 FPS
$11.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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195 FPS
$10.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$13.53/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 8 TB SSD
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227 FPS
$8.31/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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227 FPS
$9.25/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$7.16/FPS
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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226 FPS
$8.38/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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150 FPS
$10.6/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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227 FPS
$11.49/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
48 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$11.63/FPS
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