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Pentium B970 vs Core i7-12700KF

Pentium B970 vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop-Prozessor, 12 (8P+4E) Kerne, bis zu 5,0 GHz, übertaktbar, LGA1700, Chipsatz der 600er-Reihe, 125 W

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop-Prozessor, 12 (8P+4E) Kerne, bis zu 5,0 GHz, übertaktbar, LGA1700, Chipsatz der 600er-Reihe, 125 W

Buy for 248 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 35 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Pentium B970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 3595 days newer than Pentium B970.

Advantages of Intel Pentium B970

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 35 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 51% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium B970 - 157 vs 104 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B970 - 20 vs 2 threads
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium B970 Logo
Pentium B970

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012


FPS

104

66%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

157

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.58/FPS

100%

Price, €

€248

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop-Prozessor, 12 (8P+4E) Kerne, bis zu 5,0 GHz, übertaktbar, LGA1700, Chipsatz der 600er-Reihe, 125 W

Buy for 248 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 35 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium B970 Logo
Pentium B970

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium B970 Logo
Pentium B970

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012


Single-Core

373

15%

Multi-Core

587

4%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

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Intel Pentium B970

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Intel Core i7-12700KF

Jan 1st, 2012Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
2Threads
20
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
35 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
23.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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