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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4370 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2663 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4370.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 229% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-4370 - 69 vs 21 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-4370 - $3.67 vs $3.94 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4370 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4370
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - $82.8 vs $253.44
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 54 vs 125 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
69
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$253.44
32%
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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Core i3-4370
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
21
30.434782608695656%
Value, $/FPS
$3.94/FPS
93.1472081218274%
Price, $
$82.8
100%
Intel BX80646I34370 Core i3-4370 Haswell Dual-Core 3.8GHz LGA 1150 54W Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3-4370
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-4370
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
1220
48.202291584354015%
Multi-Core
2407
17.577041039871478%
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | Intel Core i3-4370 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 54 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Core i3-4370
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
15 FPS
$86.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$131.82/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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31 FPS
$74.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$69.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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25 FPS
$48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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22 FPS
$89.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$1,969
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31 FPS
$41.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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6 FPS
$281.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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6 FPS
$314.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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22 FPS
$72.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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