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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1491 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 16% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-8700K - 153 vs 132 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i7-8700K
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - £184.49 vs £216.28
- Up to 1% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-12700KF - £1.40 vs £1.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
153
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.41/FPS
99%
Price, £
£216.28
85%
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 i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
132
86%
Value, £/FPS
£1.4/FPS
100%
Price, £
£184.49
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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Updated 457 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700KF | vs | Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| 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 | 3.7 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-12700KF or Core i7-8700K
With selected game settings
82 FPS
£13.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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97 FPS
£13.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,349.95
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113 FPS
£15.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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