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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2621 days newer than Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 13% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-5930K - 112 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 63% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-5930K - $2.04 vs $5.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
112
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Core i7-5930K
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
89 FPS
$25.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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59 FPS
$22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,298
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66 FPS
$18.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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89 FPS
$23.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,049.99
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94 FPS
$22.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,095
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81 FPS
$24.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,019
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41 FPS
$39.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,625
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77 FPS
$25.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,929
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77 FPS
$20.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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95 FPS
$16.18/FPS
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