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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-940 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 4796 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-940.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 12% better in Halo Infinite than Core i7-940 - 171 vs 152 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-940
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - €49.0 vs €271.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i7-12700F - €0.32 vs €1.58 per FPS
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Generic CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2,1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | Intel Core i7-940 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 17th, 2008 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700F or Core i7-940
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
€19.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,379
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71 FPS
€19.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,379
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85 FPS
€17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,499.99
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123 FPS
€12.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,529
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85 FPS
€22.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,899.41
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103 FPS
€16.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,659
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22 FPS
€31.13/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€684.9
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76 FPS
€18.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,369
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71 FPS
€17.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,259
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63 FPS
€16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,029
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