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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Pentium B970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 3595 days newer than Pentium B970.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B970
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 35 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 22% better in Escape From Tarkov than Pentium B970 - 229 vs 187 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B970 - 20 vs 2 threads
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
229
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.96/FPS
100%
Price, £
£218.88
100%
FPS and Value 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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Using the selected game parameters
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium B970
Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B970 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Pentium B970 or Core i7-12700KF
Using the selected game parameters
182 FPS
£7.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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165 FPS
£6.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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165 FPS
£7.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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198 FPS
£8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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198 FPS
£9.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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