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Core i7-3740QM vs Core i7-12700K

Core i7-3740QM vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $409

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i7-3740QM on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 3349 days newer than Core i7-3740QM.

Advantages of Core i7-3740QM

  • Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 45 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 12% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-3740QM - 334 vs 298 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3740QM - 20 vs 8 threads
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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-3740QM Logo
Core i7-3740QM

Mobile • Sep 3rd, 2012


FPS

298

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

334

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.82/FPS

100%

Price, €

€274.65

100%

FPS and Value Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-3740QM Logo
Core i7-3740QM

Mobile • Sep 3rd, 2012

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3740QM Logo
Core i7-3740QM

Mobile • Sep 3rd, 2012


Single-Core

590

23%

Multi-Core

1956

14%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i7-3740QM Logo

Core i7-3740QM

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Sep 3rd, 2012
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7Core i7
Ivy BridgeAlder Lake
Intel Socket G2 (988B)Intel Socket 1700
Mobile
Desktop
4
12
8
20
2.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
5.0 GHz
45 W
125 W
22 nm
10 nm
27.0x
36.0x
Intel HD 4000UHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i7-3740QM or Core i7-12700K

With selected game settings

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