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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3770K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 3558 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3770K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770K
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £215.0 vs £233.97
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 8% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i7-3770K - 270 vs 251 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-3770K - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3770K - 16 vs 8 threads
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel 3rd Generation Core i7-3770K CPU (4 x 3.50GHz, Ivy Bridge, Socket 1155, 8Mb L3 Cache, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0)
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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
Highest
Core i7-3770K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3770K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
707
30.832969908416917%
Multi-Core
2469
22.90352504638219%
Intel Core i7-3770K | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-3770K or Core i7-12700
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
113 FPS
£8.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£954.48
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97 FPS
£16.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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97 FPS
£18.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
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132 FPS
£18.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,495
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97 FPS
£10.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,065.99
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120 FPS
£16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999.99
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120 FPS
£12.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,471.99
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113 FPS
£9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,049.99
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97 FPS
£13.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,284
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120 FPS
£22.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
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