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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3330 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3330 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 3431 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3330.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3330
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £59.99 vs £255.2
- Up to 74% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-12700 - £0.2 vs £0.78 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 10% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-3330 - 328 vs 298 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3330 - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3330 - 16 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel i5-3330 Ivybridge Box Core i5 Processor (3GHz, 6MB Cache, Socket LGA 1155)
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Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-3330
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3330 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3330 or Core i7-12700
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
218 FPS
£5.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,108.26
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201 FPS
£4.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£878.99
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201 FPS
£9.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,873.51
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237 FPS
£10.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,427.99
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170 FPS
£5.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£853.99
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225 FPS
£4.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,088.12
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225 FPS
£6.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,484.99
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225 FPS
£5.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,207.99
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201 FPS
£7.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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201 FPS
£8.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
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