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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 710 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 64 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 54% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 189 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $254.00 vs $1465.00
- Up to 89% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $1.34 vs $11.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 125 vs 280 Watts
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$254
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 16 |
64 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen Threadripper 3970X or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
101 FPS
$16.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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101 FPS
$13.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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118 FPS
$22.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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138 FPS
$11.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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147 FPS
$37.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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146 FPS
$25.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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139 FPS
$14.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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147 FPS
$37.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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147 FPS
$29.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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146 FPS
$17.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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