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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms FX-4170 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 3538 days newer than FX-4170.
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 20% better in DOOM Eternal than FX-4170 - 533 vs 446 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4170 - 20 vs 4 threads
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
533
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.47/FPS
100%
Price, £
£252.38
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
Nightmare
FX-4170
Desktop • Feb 27th, 2012
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
FX-4170 | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 27th, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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