Entering the 2022 "Eldon Ring of Law", "Total War: Warhammer 3", "Fading Light 2" and other game masterpieces have been released, I believe that the majority of players are gearing up to want to fight. Of course, if you want to play the game well, a set of high-performance computer platforms can not be less. For players who want to build a high-performance gaming platform today, is it the choice Ryzen 7 5800X or Core i7 12700K? In this issue, we will make a comparison based on the performance, price and other factors of the two platforms.
Streak 3rd Generation Core, Ryzen 7 5800X has no fear
Ryzen™ 7 5800X has been on the market for more than a year, has been cutting off two generations of competitors Core i7, and now facing the latest 12th generation Core i7 12700K, does this processor still have a battle?
At first glance, the Core i7 12700K is much taller than the Ryzen™ 7 5800X in terms of specifications, but with a closer look, you can see that this is not the case. Forced to compromise on power consumption and chip size, the Core i7 12700K uses a large and small core architecture. It seems that the Core i7 12700K core/thread has a large number of cores/threads, in fact, as far as the game application is concerned, it will only be allocated to 8 performance cores, and the 4 performance cores will further improve the multi-threaded performance of the processor when it needs to complete the work of video encoding, streaming or 3D rendering output, or when the performance core processes the foreground heavy-duty application, it is responsible for processing the resident process in the background, so as to avoid the background application preempting the foreground processor resources and causing stuttering. However, there are few games that can run the processor fully, which means that in terms of playing games, the Core i7 12700K is equivalent to an 8-core 16-thread product.
At the same time, the large and small core architecture will also bring a series of problems such as normal core scheduling that can only be used with Windows 11, flashbacks in playing some D-encrypted games, and low performance caused by the misallocation of heavy-load applications to small cores under Windows 10.
Ryzen™ 7 5800X uses ZEN3 architecture, with a CCX inside, and this CCX contains all 8 complete large cores, 8 large cores share 32MB large capacity L3 cache, to achieve the best core data interoperability efficiency, plus a large 32MB L3 cache, game performance is quite outstanding. More importantly, the system and game programs for the Ryzen™ 7 5800X tuning has been very mature, there will be no compatibility, task call logic errors and other issues.
The Ryzen™ 7 5800X uses a more advanced 7nm process to run at full acceleration frequency for a long time at 105W default TDP. The Core i7 12700K Intel 7 process is actually the previous 10nm process, the default TDP has reached 125W, to fully release the performance of the PL2 power consumption is to reach 190W, the energy efficiency ratio and the Ryzen™ 7 5800X has a large gap.
Cost-effective comparison: The same price installed Ryzen™ 7 5800X wins
I believe that every player wants to buy more performance with less money when installing the machine, so we must not only understand the price of the processor, but also know how this affects the performance of the whole machine.
As a mature product that has been tested in the market for a long time, the current price of Ryzen™ 7 5800X fragments is less than 1900 yuan, which is a very affordable price. For mainstream gamers, with a first-line brand B550 game motherboard, it can meet the needs of daily use. With this combination, the price of the Ryzen™ 7 5800X board U set is 2699 yuan.
Generally, after the new processor is listed, it will experience a process of gradual price decline, so the current price of the Core i7 12700K processor itself or the price of the B660 motherboard itself is at a high level. Like this installation recommended this set of Core i7 12700K board U set the price reached 3668 yuan, which is 999 yuan more expensive than the Ryzen 7 5800X board U set. It is worth mentioning that if the Core i7 12700K is paired with the Z690 motherboard and DDR5 memory, the cost is higher. However, this is a new problem, that is, although the frequency of DDR5 memory is high, the latency is also high, and the game performance is basically no different from DDR4, which is very embarrassing.
Because the Ryzen™ 7 5800X board U set is more affordable, you can choose a higher-grade graphics card on a budget. This is equivalent to the Ryzen 7 5800X+RX 6800 XT vs. Core i7 12700K+RX 6800, how big is the difference in performance between the two configurations? Let's actually test it.
As can be seen from the performance test table, in the case of the total installed price, the host with the Ryzen™ 7 5800X + RX 6800 XT configuration can be said to be better than the Core i7 12700K console in terms of game performance, of which in the "CS: GO", "Hero Sam: Siberian Rhapsody", "Final Fantasy 14: The End of the Dawn" and other games, the performance of the leading range is more than 20%. In addition to League of Legends, other games can lead by more than 10%.
It can be said that in the case of a similar budget, choosing the Ryzen™ 7 5800X can take the game performance to a notch and get a better gaming experience.
Summary: The Ryzen™ 7 5800X is the price-performance choice for gaming installations
Here to summarize, although the Ryzen 7 5800X has been on the market for more than a year, but with the excellent ZEN3 architecture, as well as with 8 performance without discounted large cores, 32MB large capacity three-level cache of high specifications, even in the face of the latest 12th generation Core, its game performance is still not left behind, not to mention, more mature software and hardware tuning also allows the processor not only with a variety of operating systems, but also less compatibility and other issues, users are more comfortable.
In terms of price/performance, thanks to the affordable price of the Ryzen™ 7 5800X and B550, it is possible to create a game console with stronger game performance on the same budget. In either case, to create a high-performance console, the Ryzen 7 5800X is a more cost-effective option.