Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Spec score
Spec score 66
$329
typical price
Ryzen 7 7700 against Core i5-12600K
Ryzen 7 7700 leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Intel
Intel Core i5-12600K
Spec score
Spec score 61
$297
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Ryzen 7 7700left
70 vs 66 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Ryzen 7 7700left
65 vs 61 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Ryzen 7 7700left
71 vs 65 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Ryzen 7 7700left
69 vs 63 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 7 7700left
69 vs 62 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Ryzen 7 7700left
60 vs 56 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 7 7700left
55 vs 52 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Ryzen 7 7700left
64 vs 58 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Ryzen 7 7700left
59 vs 56 on the AI & local models blend.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 7 7700: 66
Core i5-12600K: 61
5 ptsto the left
Gaming
Ryzen 7 7700: 69
Core i5-12600K: 61
8 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 7 7700: 46
Core i5-12600K: 43
3 ptsto the left
Single-core
Ryzen 7 7700: 82
Core i5-12600K: 79
3 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 7 7700: 20.1
Core i5-12600K: 20.5
2%to the right
Typical price
Ryzen 7 7700: $329
Core i5-12600K: $297
$32to the right
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 7 7700: 8
Core i5-12600K: 10
25%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 7 7700: 16
Core i5-12600K: 16
level
Boost clock
Ryzen 7 7700: 5.3 GHz
Core i5-12600K: 4.9 GHz
8%to the left
Turbo power
Ryzen 7 7700: 88 W
Core i5-12600K: 150 W
70%to the left
The verdict
- The Ryzen 7 7700 leads in games by 13%.
- The Ryzen 7 7700 has 7% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Ryzen 7 7700 is 4% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Core i5-12600K typically costs $32 less.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 7 7700 | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 4 | Alder Lake |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA1700 |
| Cores / threads | 8 / 16 | 10 / 16 (better) |
| Base clock | 3.8 GHz (better) | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.3 GHz (better) | 4.9 GHz |
| TDP / turbo power | 65 / 88 W (better) | 125 / 150 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR4 or DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler in the box | Yes (better) | No |
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Released | 2023 (better) | 2021 |
| Typical price | $329 | $297 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.