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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 710 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3960X.
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 48 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 9% better in World of Warcraft than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 220 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $182.99 vs $1070.00
- Up to 84% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $0.83 vs $5.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 125 vs 280 Watts
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
220
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$182.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i7 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 12 |
48 | Threads | 20 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen Threadripper 3960X or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
162 FPS
$11.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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162 FPS
$10.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,727.99
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189 FPS
$12.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,449.96
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189 FPS
$5.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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184 FPS
$4.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$849
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208 FPS
$8.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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189 FPS
$7.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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199 FPS
$7.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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162 FPS
$8.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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199 FPS
$9.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,070
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$1,070
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$1,070
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$1,070
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$289.02
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$1,070
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$1,070
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