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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1708 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 1700
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 14% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 7 1700 - 95 vs 83 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - $172.99 vs $195.00
- Up to 23% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 7 1700 - $1.82 vs $2.35 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD YD1700BBAEBOX Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
95
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$172.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1700 | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 7 1700 or Core i5-12600K
With selected game settings
67 FPS
$23.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
$31.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$21.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$23.08/FPS
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Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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70 FPS
$51.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$23.68/FPS
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$195
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$197
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$195
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$195
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$149
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$195
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$83.47
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$195
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$282.7
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$195
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$179
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$195
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$197.91
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$195
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$207
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$195
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$332.61
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
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$117.06
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
$379
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
$289.02
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
$343.99
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
Core i9-12900K
$283.49
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
$172
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
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$269.95
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
$499
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
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$144.59
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
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$129.29
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
$129.99
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
Core i5-13400F
$899.99
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
Core i9-14900KF
$417.61
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
$744.99
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
Core i7-14700KF
$319.99
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
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$309
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
Core i5-12400
$133.45
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
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$182.99
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
Core i9-14900K
$432.98