Intel Core i7-12700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is 2% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 80 82
Cores 12 6
Threads 20 12
Top speed 4.9 GHz 5.4 GHz
Rated power 65 W 65 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20222024
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i7-12700 better than the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X scores 82 and the Intel Core i7-12700 80.
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 Intel Core i7-12700, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 for the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X.