Ryzen 9 3950X vs Core i7-12700K

Prices and Stock
MSRP $749

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Prices and Stock
MSRP $409

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

Key Differences

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 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

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

Performs up to 7% better in Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 9 3950X - 112 vs 105 FPS
Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $194.98 vs $485.95
Up to 62% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 9 3950X - $1.74 vs $4.63 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Sons Of The Forest.

Sons Of The Forest

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

FPS

105

94%

Value, $/FPS

$4.63/FPS

38%

Price, $

$485.95

40%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $485.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 108 minutes ago

Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

112

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.74/FPS

100%

Price, $

$194.98

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

Buy for $194.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 110 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

523

FPS

406

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Very High

323

FPS

236

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

157

FPS

137

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Ultra

705

FPS

596

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

High

919

FPS

810

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Single-Core

1704

67%

Multi-Core

10696

78%

Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Ryzen 9 3950X	vs	Core i7-12700K
Nov 25th, 2019	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 9	Collection	Core i7
Matisse	Codename	Alder Lake
AMD Socket AM4	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
16	Cores	12
32	Threads	20
3.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
4.7 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.0 GHz
105 W	TDP	125 W
7 nm	Process Size	10 nm
35.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
Yes	Overclockable	Yes