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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3330 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 3410 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3330.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3330
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - £59.99 vs £227.69
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 23% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-3330 - 243 vs 198 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 - 20 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel i5-3330 Ivybridge Box Core i5 Processor (3GHz, 6MB Cache, Socket LGA 1155)
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Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-3330
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3330
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
555
23.497036409822183%
Multi-Core
1643
14.25349180185651%
Intel Core i5-3330 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3330 or Core i7-12700F
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
115 FPS
£9.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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103 FPS
£11.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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96 FPS
£11.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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114 FPS
£10.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,169.99
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140 FPS
£10.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449
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96 FPS
£11.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
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96 FPS
£10.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,019
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