Comparing the I7 12700 and 9800x3d reveals differences in specifications and performance.
Comparing the I7 12700 and 9800x3d reveals differences in specifications and performance.
Unless your system is constrained by CPU power—which is rare at 4K, though certain titles may allow it)—generally you won’t see much improvement. At most, you could notice a slight gain of around 1%.
It varies based on the games you enjoy, their settings, and what FPS feels right for each title. Clearly, 9800X3D will offer a noticeable boost... if that extra frame rate matters to you. Choosing higher graphics quality usually means less impact on performance unless you're playing CPU-bound games such as Stalker or Hogwards Legacy, where visual fidelity has minimal effect.
This option isn't worth considering. See the comparison with a 4090 and 1440p here: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-r...3d/19.html
What about 1% lows though? That's the big difference I saw when I upgraded from a 5950X to a 7800X3D, all games suddenly ran a lot smoother even though the average frame rate was more or less the same. Another thing with the 12th gen Intel is if they are comparing to with DDR4 or DDR5 memory and what does the OP have?