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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 2700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1295 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - $210.0 vs $350.99
- Up to 22% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-12900KF - $0.39 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 31% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 7 2700X - 706 vs 538 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 24 vs 16 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
538
76.20396600566572%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler - YD270XBGAFBOX
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
706
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
78%
Price, $
$350.99
59%
FPS 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1245
48.9771833202203%
Multi-Core
6113
41.07922854646865%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 2700X or Core i9-12900KF
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
507 FPS
$3.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,869
In Stock
510 FPS
$3.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
In Stock
448 FPS
$5.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,679.99
In Stock
199 FPS
$7.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,399.99
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575 FPS
$3.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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534 FPS
$4.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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538 FPS
$10.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$5,499
In Stock
534 FPS
$7.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,856
In Stock
534 FPS
$4.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,473
In Stock
510 FPS
$3.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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