AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i7-12700
For gaming, the Intel Core i7-12700 is 3% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 78 80
Cores 6 12
Threads 12 20
Top speed 5.3 GHz 4.9 GHz
Rated power 105 W 65 W
Games at recommended 230 232
Released20222022
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X better than the Intel Core i7-12700 for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the Intel Core i7-12700 scores 80 and the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 78.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 for the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 for the Intel Core i7-12700.