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AvailabilityMSRP $399
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - $283.49 vs $297.95
- Up to 4% better value when playing Control than Ryzen 7 7700X - $1.37 vs $1.43 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Core i9-12900K - 208 vs 207 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 105 vs 125 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
207
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$283.49
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900K | vs | Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Ryzen 7 7700X
With selected game settings
158 FPS
$9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,467.99
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Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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134 FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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131 FPS
$30.53/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,999.99
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150 FPS
$11.33/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
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134 FPS
$13.38/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
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Ryzen 7 7700X
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134 FPS
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92 FPS
$19.57/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
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165 FPS
$11.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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109 FPS
$12.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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157 FPS
$14.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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134 FPS
$14.18/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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207 FPS
$28.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,898
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92 FPS
$10.82/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$995.89
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134 FPS
$22.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,039.98
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134 FPS
$16.04/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$14.89/FPS
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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150 FPS
$10.14/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,520.64
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$13.39/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,459
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$17.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,499.99
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132 FPS
$16.06/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,119.99
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149 FPS
$13.76/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
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134 FPS
$17.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,349
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90 FPS
$17.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,599
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157 FPS
$15.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,399.99
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158 FPS
$18.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,999
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158 FPS
$19.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$3,148
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92 FPS
$17.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,588
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134 FPS
$11.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
12 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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158 FPS
$10.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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92 FPS
$24.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,249
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92 FPS
$16.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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90 FPS
$14.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,289
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116 FPS
$27.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,199
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92 FPS
$21.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,949
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158 FPS
$11.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,749.25
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157 FPS
$14.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,343.34
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134 FPS
$14.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,931.48
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94 FPS
$17.55/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
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$41.95/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
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$20.93/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,177
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92 FPS
$19.35/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,780
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143 FPS
$28.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$4,079
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90 FPS
$19.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,799
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143 FPS
$26.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$3,849
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116 FPS
$24.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,799
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131 FPS
$19.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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181 FPS
$22.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,998
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104 FPS
$19.39/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,017
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90 FPS
$17.43/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,569
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61 FPS
$28.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,765
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69 FPS
$26.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,799
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143 FPS
$27.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 8 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,969
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133 FPS
$15.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,099.99
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143 FPS
$35.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$5,042.96
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134 FPS
$11.19/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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104 FPS
$20.85/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,167.99
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104 FPS
$38.15/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-12900K
12 GB, 4 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$3,967.15
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143 FPS
$34.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,978.07
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181 FPS
$15.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,799.99
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143 FPS
$23.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,399
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143 FPS
$24.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,539
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69 FPS
$27.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,869
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174 FPS
$12.01/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,089.99
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143 FPS
$25.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,689
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143 FPS
$46.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$6,619.07
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97 FPS
$17.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,689
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143 FPS
$29.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$4,229
In Stock
141 FPS
$46.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,499
In Stock
143 FPS
$22.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,279
In Stock
116 FPS
$24.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,799
In Stock
90 FPS
$17.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,569
In Stock
143 FPS
$32.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$4,699
In Stock
143 FPS
$26.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,799
In Stock
92 FPS
$14.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,320
In Stock
97 FPS
$18.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,799
In Stock
109 FPS
$22.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,409
In Stock
143 FPS
$25.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,659
In Stock
92 FPS
$20.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,849
In Stock
109 FPS
$18.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,999
In Stock
134 FPS
$21.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,933.01
In Stock
157 FPS
$15.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,499.99
In Stock
141 FPS
$27.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 10 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,899.99
In Stock
181 FPS
$19.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$3,459
In Stock
134 FPS
$20.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,709
In Stock
109 FPS
$20.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,259
In Stock
143 FPS
$29.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 8 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$4,149
In Stock
141 FPS
$23.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,349.99
In Stock
143 FPS
$22.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,249
In Stock
143 FPS
$22.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,249
In Stock
208 FPS
$12.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,694.8
In Stock
143 FPS
$44.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$6,310.47
In Stock
92 FPS
$25.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,328
In Stock
141 FPS
$26.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 8 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,699.99
In Stock
141 FPS
$22.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 6 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,199.99
In Stock
141 FPS
$23.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 6 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,349.99
In Stock
97 FPS
$17.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$1,729
In Stock
143 FPS
$38.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$5,531.79
In Stock
109 FPS
$26.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 8 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,879
In Stock
109 FPS
$23.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 12 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,579
In Stock
143 FPS
$26.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,759
In Stock
143 FPS
$44.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$6,333.55
In Stock
143 FPS
$38.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$5,452.49
In Stock
143 FPS
$27.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$3,929
In Stock
148 FPS
$45.12/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 7 7700X
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$6,678
In Stock
110 FPS
$43.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 7700X
8 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$4,768
In Stock
132 FPS
$16.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,218
In Stock
143 FPS
$24.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,549
In Stock
109 FPS
$22.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,409
In Stock
97 FPS
$18.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$1,809
In Stock
78 FPS
$38.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,999
In Stock
143 FPS
$23.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,399
In Stock
141 FPS
$25.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,549.99
In Stock
143 FPS
$25.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,609
In Stock
143 FPS
$27.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,989
In Stock
143 FPS
$28.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$4,039
In Stock
143 FPS
$30.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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