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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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MSRP in USD: $324
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F is 3704 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 13% better in Rocket League than Core i7-3960X - 770 vs 683 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $249.99 vs $301.24
- Up to 27% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i7-3960X - $0.32 vs $0.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3960X - 20 vs 12 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
770
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3960X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-3960X or Core i7-12700F
Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality
329 FPS
$3.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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454 FPS
$2.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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381 FPS
$3.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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539 FPS
$3.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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329 FPS
$3.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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250 FPS
$4.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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329 FPS
$3.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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296 FPS
$4.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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