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Core i5-7300HQ vs Core i7-12700K

Core i5-7300HQ vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $250

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Availability

MSRP $409

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i5-7300HQ on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 1766 days newer than Core i5-7300HQ.

Advantages of Core i5-7300HQ

  • Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 45 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 21% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-7300HQ - 131 vs 108 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7300HQ - 20 vs 4 threads
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Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-7300HQ Logo
Core i5-7300HQ

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

108

82%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

131

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.98/FPS

100%

Price, €

€260

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-7300HQ Logo
Core i5-7300HQ

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-7300HQ Logo
Core i5-7300HQ

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1094

43%

Multi-Core

2980

22%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i5-7300HQ Logo

Core i5-7300HQ

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Jan 3rd, 2017Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Kaby LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1440SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
4Threads
20
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
45 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
25.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-7300HQ or Core i7-12700K

With selected game settings

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