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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F is 3725 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - £162.51 vs £205.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 27% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-2700K - 150 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-2700K - £1.37 vs £1.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2700K - 20 vs 8 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel Core i7-2700K 3.5 GHz Quad Core Processor (Socket 1155, 8MB L3 Cache, HyperThreading Technology, Retail)
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
150
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.37/FPS
100%
Price, £
£205
79%
FPS and Value Winner
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
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2700K | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2700K or Core i7-12700F
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
91 FPS
£19.23/FPS
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Core i7-12700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£35.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£35.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£21.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£35.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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32 FPS
£31.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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