In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 710 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

• Performs up to 15% better in VALORANT than Ryzen 9 3950X - 599 vs 520 FPS

• Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $379.99 vs $755.0

• Up to 57% better value when playing VALORANT than Ryzen 9 3950X - $0.63 vs $1.45 per FPS

• Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

• Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 105 vs 125 Watts

• Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 32 vs 20 threads