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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-12700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700K.
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Up to 45% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $207.36 vs $379.00
- Up to 44% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Ryzen 9 7900X - $1.20 vs $2.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Halo Infinite than Core i7-12700K - 178 vs 173 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 24 vs 20 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
173
97%
Value, $/FPS
$1.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$207.36
100%
Value Winner
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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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700K | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 170 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 9 7900X
With selected game settings
136 FPS
$13.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i7-12700K
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Core i7-12700K
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Core i7-12700K
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
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Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
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GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Core i7-12700K
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
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Core i7-12700K
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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$27.26/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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$42.52/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$25.64/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Core i7-12700K
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53 FPS
$25.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,329
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105 FPS
$15.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,659.99
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53 FPS
$29.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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131 FPS
$23.34/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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53 FPS
$26.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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105 FPS
$22.56/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
40 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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105 FPS
$20.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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70 FPS
$37.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,659
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53 FPS
$29.04/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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87 FPS
$24.47/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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53 FPS
$29.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,539
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105 FPS
$20.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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70 FPS
$39.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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78 FPS
$51.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,028
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105 FPS
$21.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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105 FPS
$20.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$23.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
48 GB, N/A Storage
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$34.37/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 8 TB HDD
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87 FPS
$35.85/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
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$19.91/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
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$25.61/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$21.9/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$36.56/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Core i7-12700K
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$30.33/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$17.97/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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118 FPS
$15.17/FPS
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$19.99/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$37.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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143 FPS
$18.88/FPS
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64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$15.13/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
$18.22/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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65 FPS
$24.46/FPS
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$24.85/FPS
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