Buy on Amazon
£219
In Stock
Prices and Stock
Prices and Stock
All items are out of stock
Prices and StockMSRP $384
Prices and Stock
MSRP $384
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 3290 days newer than Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 12% better in F1 22 than Core i7-3970X - 288 vs 257 FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 125 vs 150 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3970X - 20 vs 12 threads
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
288
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.76/FPS
100%
Price, £
£219
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
Buy for £219 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6890 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3970X | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | 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 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-3970X or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
191 FPS
£7.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,349.95
In Stock
159 FPS
£6.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,099.99
In Stock
159 FPS
£7.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,229.95
In Stock
223 FPS
£7.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,729.99
In Stock
223 FPS
£8.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£1,789.59
In Stock
Popular Core i7-3970X and Core i7-12700KF Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
£485.96
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
£84
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
£739.89
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Core i7-12700K
£201.54
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Core i7-14700K
£349
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
£929.89
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
£126.47
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
£204.99
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Core i9-12900K
£346.84
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
£279.99
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
£239.56
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
£139.99
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Core i5-13400F
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Core i5-12600KF
£169.39
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
£354.25
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Core i5-12600K
£236.83
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Core i7-13700K
£313.61
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Core i9-14900KF
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Core i7-14700F
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Core i7-14700KF
£326.15
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Core i3-12100F
£70
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 7 8700G
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Core i9-14900K
£435.39
Core i7-12700KF
£219
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Out of Stock
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
£485.96
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
£84
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
£739.89
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
Core i7-3970X
vs
Core i7-12700K
£201.54
Core i7-3970X
vs
Core i7-14700K
£349
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
£929.89
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
£126.47
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
£204.99
Core i7-3970X
vs
Core i9-12900K
£346.84
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
£279.99
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
£239.56
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
£139.99
Core i7-3970X
vs
Core i5-13400F
Core i7-3970X
vs
Core i5-12600KF
£169.39
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
£354.25
Core i7-3970X
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i7-3970X
vs
Core i5-12600K
£236.83
Core i7-3970X
vs
Core i7-13700K
£313.61
Core i7-3970X
vs
Core i9-14900KF
Core i7-3970X
vs
Core i7-14700F
Core i7-3970X
vs
Core i7-14700KF
£326.15