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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-7700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1766 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7700K.
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 12% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-7700K - 201 vs 179 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700K - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i7-7700K
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - £176.66 vs £204.15
- Up to 3% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i7-12700KF - £0.99 vs £1.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 91 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
201
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.02/FPS
97%
Price, £
£204.15
86%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Core i7-7700K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
179
89%
Value, £/FPS
£0.99/FPS
100%
Price, £
£176.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz QuadCore 8MB Cache Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-7700K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700KF | vs | Core i7-7700K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 91 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-12700KF or Core i7-7700K
With selected game settings
127 FPS
£7.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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144 FPS
£7.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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166 FPS
£8.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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185 FPS
£9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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