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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 4440 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Core i7-870
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 21% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-870 - 134 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £213.89 vs £299.99
- Up to 41% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-870 - £1.60 vs £2.70 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 20 vs 8 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
134
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.6/FPS
100%
Price, £
£213.89
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
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870 | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-870 or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
106 FPS
£12.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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91 FPS
£12.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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91 FPS
£13.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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119 FPS
£14.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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119 FPS
£15.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£84
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£299.99
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£488.99
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£299.99
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Core i7-870
£299.99
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£299.99
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£343.97
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£299.99
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£208.69
Core i7-870
£299.99
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Core i7-870
£299.99
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£929.89
Core i7-870
£299.99
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£295
Core i7-870
£299.99
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Core i9-12900K
£328.01
Core i7-870
£299.99
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
£204
Core i7-870
£299.99
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
Core i7-870
£299.99
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£239.56
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£299.99
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£139.99
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£299.99
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Core i5-12600KF
£169.39
Core i7-870
£299.99
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Core i7-870
£299.99
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Core i7-870
£299.99
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Ryzen 7 3700X
£354.25
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£299.99
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£257.13
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£299.99
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£238.62
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£299.99
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£326.3
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£299.99
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£307.96
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£299.99
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£126.66
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£299.99
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£299.99
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Core i5-12400
£2,511.32