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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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MSRP in USD: $324
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 4796 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-940.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-940
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - €49.0 vs €274.65
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 16% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-940 - 296 vs 256 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
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366
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Generic CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2,1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Single-Core
447
18.924640135478406%
Multi-Core
1532
13.290535265029929%
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
22.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-940 or Core i7-12700F
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
166 FPS
€7.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,279
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166 FPS
€7.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,199
In Stock
225 FPS
€6.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,539
In Stock
225 FPS
€6.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,369
In Stock
166 FPS
€7.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,219
In Stock
148 FPS
€6.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€979
In Stock
225 FPS
€7.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,699
In Stock
193 FPS
€7.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,489
In Stock
166 FPS
€8.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,399
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166 FPS
€8.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,349
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