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Core i7-8700K vs Core i7-12700

Core i7-8700K vs Core i7-12700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 1573 days newer than Core i7-8700K.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700

  • Performs up to 20% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-8700K - 152 vs 127 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

127

83%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

152

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.03/FPS

100%

Price, €

€309

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

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In Stock

Updated 12872 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

68%

Multi-Core

6443

59%

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2293

100%

Multi-Core

10780

100%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo

Intel Core i7-8700K

vs
Intel Core i7-12700 Logo

Intel Core i7-12700

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.1 GHz
4.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
37.0x
Multiplier21.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i7-8700K or Core i7-12700

Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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