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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-7800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1592 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7800X
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - £169.95 vs £217.97
- Up to 8% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-12700KF - £1.21 vs £1.31 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 18% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-7800X - 166 vs 141 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-7800X - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7800X - 20 vs 12 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7800X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
141
84%
Value, £/FPS
£1.21/FPS
100%
Price, £
£169.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-7800X 3.50 GHz LGA 2066 CPU Box - Black
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
166
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.31/FPS
92%
Price, £
£217.97
77%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7800X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7800X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-7800X or Core i7-12700KF
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
147 FPS
£12.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,799.99
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100 FPS
£27.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,720.52
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147 FPS
£12.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£1,872.75
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