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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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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 i7-12700F
- Performs up to 23% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-8700 - 229 vs 186 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i7-8700 - €1.15 vs €1.26 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - €233.64 vs €263.0
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
229
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.15/FPS
100%
Price, €
€263
88%
FPS and Value Winner
Generic CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2,1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
Buy for €263 on Amazon
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Updated 10909 minutes ago
Intel Core i7-8700 Prozessor (12 MB Cache, bis zu 3.2 GHz)
Buy for €233.64 on Amazon
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Updated 10909 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700F or Core i7-8700
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
117 FPS
€10.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,219
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106 FPS
€9.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€979
In Stock
156 FPS
€8.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,369
In Stock
117 FPS
€10.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,279
In Stock
134 FPS
€11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,489
In Stock
117 FPS
€11.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,349
In Stock
156 FPS
€9.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,539
In Stock
156 FPS
€10.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,599
In Stock
133 FPS
€9.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,249
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156 FPS
€8.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,399
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