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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF 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 i7-12700KF is 1403 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 9% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i7-8700 - 221 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i7-8700
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - £136.39 vs £218.88
- Up to 31% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i7-12700KF - £0.68 vs £0.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
221
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.99/FPS
69%
Price, £
£218.88
62%
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 i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
202
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.68/FPS
100%
Price, £
£136.39
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700KF | vs | Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
12 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-12700KF or Core i7-8700
With selected game settings
167 FPS
£8.08/FPS
32 GB, N/A Storage
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143 FPS
£7.69/FPS
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,099.99
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143 FPS
£8.6/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,229.95
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189 FPS
£9.15/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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189 FPS
£9.47/FPS
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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