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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 3800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 851 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 3800X.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3800X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 105 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 29% better in War Thunder than Ryzen 7 3800X - 255 vs 197 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $195.00 vs $199.99
- Up to 25% better value when playing War Thunder than Ryzen 7 3800X - $0.76 vs $1.02 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 20 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
255
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195
100%
FPS and 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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Core i7-12700K
With selected game settings
236 FPS
$8.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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151 FPS
$6.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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216 FPS
$5.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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154 FPS
$8.44/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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156 FPS
$8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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237 FPS
$8.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,098
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236 FPS
$7.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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236 FPS
$8.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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241 FPS
$13.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,141.51
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226 FPS
$7.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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