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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 1485 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 19% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-8700 - 94 vs 79 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i7-8700
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £147.17 vs £281.70
- Up to 38% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-12700 - £1.86 vs £3.00 per FPS
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
79
84%
Value, £/FPS
£1.86/FPS
100%
Price, £
£147.17
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700 | vs | Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 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 |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | 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 |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-12700 or Core i7-8700
With selected game settings
19 FPS
£52.05/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£989
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19 FPS
£53.85/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,023.2
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19 FPS
£51.01/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£969.2
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19 FPS
£48.37/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£919
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19 FPS
£45.22/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£859.2
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19 FPS
£49.22/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£935.2
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Laptops Using Core i7-12700 or Core i7-8700
With selected game settings
1 FPS
£1289.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,289.99
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1 FPS
£1579/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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1 FPS
£799/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£799
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1 FPS
£1569.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,569.03
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10 FPS
£200/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999.99
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10 FPS
£45.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£459
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16 FPS
£155.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,495
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1 FPS
£1284/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,284
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7 FPS
£149.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,049
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10 FPS
£268.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
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