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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F outperforms Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1586 days newer than Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 7% better in Halo Infinite than Core i9-7960X - 171 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 33% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-7960X - $1.46 vs $2.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700F - 32 vs 20 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
171
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700F or Core i9-7960X
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
$16.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$16.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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63 FPS
$19.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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71 FPS
$15.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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103 FPS
$14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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71 FPS
$15.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,129
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63 FPS
$18.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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63 FPS
$19.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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84 FPS
$17.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-12700F
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