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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 3700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 851 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 3700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 9% better in Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 7 3700X - 201 vs 184 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - $187.99 vs $210.0
- Up to 18% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 7 3700X - $0.94 vs $1.14 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
184
91.54228855721394%
Value, $/FPS
$1.14/FPS
82.45614035087719%
Price, $
$210
89%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
201
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$187.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Updated 353720 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1654
67.51020408163265%
Multi-Core
8102
68.70759837177748%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3700X or Core i5-12600K
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
88 FPS
$11.36/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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100 FPS
$12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
In Stock
88 FPS
$13.07/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
In Stock
131 FPS
$12.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
In Stock
66 FPS
$14.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$933.56
In Stock
110 FPS
$12.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,329.49
In Stock
66 FPS
$21.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
In Stock
53 FPS
$18.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
In Stock
100 FPS
$12.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,221.99
In Stock
82 FPS
$18.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,489.99
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