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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 5800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 364 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - $211.09 vs $253.44
- Up to 9% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i7-12700K - $1.61 vs $1.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 105 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 9% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Ryzen 7 5800X - 143 vs 131 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 20 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
131
91.6083916083916%
Value, $/FPS
$1.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$211.09
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
143
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
90.96045197740114%
Price, $
$253.44
83%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Single-Core
2178
86.05294350059265%
Multi-Core
10263
74.94523148824302%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5800X or Core i7-12700K
Assassin's Creed Mirage, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
84 FPS
$28.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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77 FPS
$25.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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77 FPS
$25.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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32 FPS
$31.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$997
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63 FPS
$20.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299
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62 FPS
$22.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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55 FPS
$26.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,449.99
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94 FPS
$16.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,517.99
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77 FPS
$23.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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43 FPS
$46.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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