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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms Pentium 3556U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 3047 days newer than Pentium 3556U.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700F - 15 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 14% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Pentium 3556U - 131 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 20 vs 2 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
131
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.91/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
Epic
Pentium 3556U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3556U | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium 3556U or Core i7-12700F
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
70 FPS
$17.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$17.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$13.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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59 FPS
$21.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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85 FPS
$16.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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119 FPS
$15.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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70 FPS
$15.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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41 FPS
$27.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,138.04
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70 FPS
$18.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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59 FPS
$21.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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