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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F is 425 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700F - 32 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 3% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Ryzen 9 5950X - 162 vs 158 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $235.99 vs $329.99
- Up to 30% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.46 vs $2.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
162
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$235.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i7-12700F
With selected game settings
91 FPS
$13.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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91 FPS
$14.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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144 FPS
$12.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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144 FPS
$10.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
$12.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
$13.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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79 FPS
$17.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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126 FPS
$11.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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93 FPS
$14.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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79 FPS
$13.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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