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Core i7-7800X vs Core i7-12700KF

Core i7-7800X vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
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 8566 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
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 8566 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Core i7-7800X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1592 days newer than Core i7-7800X.

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 24% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-7800X - 251 vs 202 FPS
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-7800X - 125 vs 140 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7800X - 20 vs 12 threads
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Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i7-7800X Logo
Core i7-7800X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017


FPS

202

80%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

251

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.87/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 8566 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i7-7800X Logo
Core i7-7800X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-7800X Logo
Core i7-7800X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017


Single-Core

1350

53%

Multi-Core

6147

45%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Core i7-7800X Logo

Core i7-7800X

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

Jun 26th, 2017
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7Core i7
Skylake-E/EPAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2066Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
6
12
12
20
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
4.0 GHz
5.0 GHz
140 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
35.0x
36.0x
NoneNone
YesYes

PCs Using Core i7-7800X or Core i7-12700KF

With selected game settings

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