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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $409
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MSRP in USD: $409
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3770S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 3476 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3770S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770S
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 19% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-3770S - 229 vs 193 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i7-3770S - $227.99 vs $295.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-3770S - $1.0 vs $1.53 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3770S - 20 vs 8 threads
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel CPU BX80637I73770S Core i7-3770S Box 4Core/8Thread 3.10GHz 8M LGA1155
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
229
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$227.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3770S | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3770S or Core i7-12700K
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
153 FPS
$8.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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181 FPS
$12.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
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145 FPS
$8.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,298.99
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181 FPS
$11.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,049.99
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188 FPS
$11.14/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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171 FPS
$11.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,019
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125 FPS
$13/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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166 FPS
$11.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,929
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166 FPS
$9.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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182 FPS
$9.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,681.95
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