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Pentium G3450 vs Core i7-12700KF

Pentium G3450 vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for $182.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 62 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for $182.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 62 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Pentium G3450 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 2744 days newer than Pentium G3450.

Advantages of Pentium G3450

  • Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 53 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 12% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Pentium G3450 - 183 vs 164 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3450 - 20 vs 2 threads
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Pentium G3450 Logo
Pentium G3450

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

164

90%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

183

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1/FPS

100%

Price, $

$182.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for $182.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 62 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Pentium G3450 Logo
Pentium G3450

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3450 Logo
Pentium G3450

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

585

23%

Multi-Core

990

7%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Pentium G3450 Logo

Pentium G3450

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

May 1st, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i7
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
2Threads
20
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
53 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD (Haswell)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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