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Core i3-4170 vs Core i7-12700

Core i3-4170 vs Core i7-12700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms Core i3-4170 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 2826 days newer than Core i3-4170.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-4170

  • Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700 - 54 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700

  • Performs up to 18% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i3-4170 - 127 vs 108 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4170 - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Alan Wake 2.
Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-4170 Logo
Core i3-4170

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

108

85.03937007874016%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

127

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€282.37

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 25M, fino a 4,90 GHz

Buy for 282.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 232 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-4170 Logo
Core i3-4170

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-4170 Logo
Core i3-4170

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1101

48.01569995638901%

Multi-Core

2130

19.758812615955474%

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2293

100%

Multi-Core

10780

100%

Intel Core i3-4170

vs

Intel Core i7-12700

May 1st, 2014Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i3CollectionCore i7
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
8
4Threads
16
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.1 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
54 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
37.0x
Multiplier21.0x
Intel HD 4400Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i3-4170 or Core i7-12700

Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High

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