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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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MSRP in USD: $349
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700 is 4480 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 35% better in Minecraft than Core i7-960 - 812 vs 603 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-960 - €290.36 vs €494.67
- Up to 56% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-960 - €0.36 vs €0.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Corp. BX80601960 Core i7-960 processor
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
812
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.36/FPS
100%
Price, €
€290.36
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop-Prozessor 25 MB Cache, bis zu 4,90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Core i7-12700
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
604 FPS
€2.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,499
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569 FPS
€2.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,348.78
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604 FPS
€2.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,758.24
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506 FPS
€2.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,406.78
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604 FPS
€1.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,075
In Stock
629 FPS
€3.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,319.24
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569 FPS
€1.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,119.27
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605 FPS
€2.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,419
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604 FPS
€2.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,279.22
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629 FPS
€3.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,975.89
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