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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $212
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3570K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3570K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 3476 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3570K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 23% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-3570K - 212 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3570K - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3570K
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - $120.23 vs $253.44
- Up to 42% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-12700K - $0.7 vs $1.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 77 vs 125 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
212
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.2/FPS
58.333333333333336%
Price, $
$253.44
47%
FPS 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 i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
172
81.13207547169812%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$120.23
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K
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Updated 348436 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
686
27.10391149743184%
Multi-Core
2071
15.123411713159049%
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | Intel Core i5-3570K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 77 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Core i5-3570K
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
100 FPS
$12.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299
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89 FPS
$16.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,449.99
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140 FPS
$16.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
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140 FPS
$15.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,147.99
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125 FPS
$9.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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118 FPS
$16.69/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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140 FPS
$9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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72 FPS
$23.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,689
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72 FPS
$26.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,889
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118 FPS
$13.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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