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Core i7-3970X vs Core i7-12700KF

Core i7-3970X vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 3290 days newer than Core i7-3970X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 15% better in Rocket League than Core i7-3970X - 780 vs 681 FPS
  • Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 125 vs 150 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3970X - 20 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Rocket League.
Rocket League

Rocket League

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo
Core i7-3970X

Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012


FPS

681

87.3076923076923%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

780

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£240.71

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tra

Buy for £240.71 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76495 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo
Core i7-3970X

Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo
Core i7-3970X

Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012


Single-Core

648

25.653206650831358%

Multi-Core

3305

24.392944128717986%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo

Intel Core i7-3970X

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Intel Core i7-12700KF

Nov 1st, 2012Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i7
Sandy Bridge ECodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
20
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
150 WTDP
125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
35.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i7-3970X or Core i7-12700KF

Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality

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