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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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MSRP in USD: $349
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-11700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700 is 315 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-11700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £248.99 vs £250.97
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 6% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-11700 - 489 vs 462 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-11700 - £0.51 vs £0.54 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
489
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.51/FPS
100%
Price, £
£250.97
99%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Very High
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i7-12700
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
318 FPS
£4.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,532.99
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330 FPS
£7.36/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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310 FPS
£3.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,155.26
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293 FPS
£6.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,838.65
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311 FPS
£4.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,285.99
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293 FPS
£2.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£665.23
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318 FPS
£3.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,233.99
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293 FPS
£6.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
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293 FPS
£5.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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264 FPS
£4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,055.45
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