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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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MSRP in USD: $324
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1464 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - CA$328.88 vs CA$339.0
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 4% better in F1 22 than Core i7-8700 - 287 vs 277 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i7-8700 - CA$1.18 vs CA$1.19 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 20 vs 12 threads
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel BX80684I78700 Boxed 8th Gen Core i7-8700 Processor 3.2 6
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
287
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.18/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$339
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i7-12700F
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
135 FPS
CA$13.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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190 FPS
CA$12.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,424.14
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135 FPS
CA$12.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,628.98
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94 FPS
CA$17.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$1,599.95
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119 FPS
CA$12.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,522.48
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222 FPS
CA$12.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,833.5
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222 FPS
CA$10.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,390.15
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119 FPS
CA$13.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,599.99
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94 FPS
CA$18.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,726.65
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119 FPS
CA$17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$2,099.99
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