AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs Intel Core i7-12700
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 82 80
Cores 6 12
Threads 12 20
Top speed 5.4 GHz 4.9 GHz
Rated power 65 W 65 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20242022
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X better than the Intel Core i7-12700 for gaming?
Yes — 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 AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 for the Intel Core i7-12700.