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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-965 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 4735 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-965.
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 32% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-965 - 270 vs 205 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i7-965 - €251.49 vs €998.00
- Up to 81% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-965 - €0.93 vs €4.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-965 - 125 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-965 - 20 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-965 doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition Quad-Core Prozessor (3.2GHz, 8 MB Cache, Sockel 1366, 1600MHz FSB)
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
270
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.93/FPS
100%
Price, €
€251.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K Box.
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-965
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-965 | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-965 or Core i7-12700K
With selected game settings
201 FPS
€7.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,449
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141 FPS
€8.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,159
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162 FPS
€8.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,439
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200 FPS
€17.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,449.57
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210 FPS
€25.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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174 FPS
€8.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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100 FPS
€10.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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183 FPS
€10.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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100 FPS
€9.29/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€929
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141 FPS
€7.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€1,094.9
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