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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 more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F is 4501 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 24% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-870 - 208 vs 168 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £235.96 vs £299.99
- Up to 37% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-870 - £1.13 vs £1.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 20 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
208
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.13/FPS
100%
Price, £
£235.96
100%
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
Extreme
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
22.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-870 or Core i7-12700F
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
161 FPS
£10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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96 FPS
£11.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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137 FPS
£10.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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96 FPS
£11.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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96 FPS
£10.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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