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Core i7-4712HQ vs Core i7-12700K

Core i7-4712HQ vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £209.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 130 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £209.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 130 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i7-4712HQ on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2774 days newer than Core i7-4712HQ.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4712HQ

  • Consumes up to 70% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 37 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 8% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-4712HQ - 230 vs 213 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4712HQ - 20 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

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Core i7-4712HQ

Mobile • Apr 1st, 2014


FPS

213

93%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

230

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.91/FPS

100%

Price, £

£209.69

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £209.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 130 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

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Core i7-4712HQ

Mobile • Apr 1st, 2014

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Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i7-4712HQ

Mobile • Apr 1st, 2014


Single-Core

856

34%

Multi-Core

2562

19%

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Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i7-4712HQ

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Intel Core i7-12700K

Apr 1st, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i7
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1364SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
20
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
37 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
23.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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