Core i7-3930K vs Core i7-12700K - How Many FPS United Kingdom

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MSRP $409

Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i7-3930K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 3643 days newer than Core i7-3930K.

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

Performs up to 16% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-3930K - 128 vs 110 FPS
Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-3930K - 125 vs 130 Watts
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3930K - 20 vs 12 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3930K doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Baldur's Gate 3.

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i7-3930K

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011

FPS

110

86%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

128

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.57/FPS

100%

Price, £

£201.54

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i7-3930K

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011

Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

523

FPS

256

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

241

FPS

215

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

919

FPS

697

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

323

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

157

FPS

110

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-3930K

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011

Single-Core

606

24%

Multi-Core

2961

22%

Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Core i7-3930K	vs	Core i7-12700K
Nov 14th, 2011	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7	Collection	Core i7
Sandy Bridge E	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 2011	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	12
12	Threads	20
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
3.8 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.0 GHz
130 W	TDP	125 W
32 nm	Process Size	10 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
Yes	Overclockable	Yes