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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-10700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 553 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-10700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 22% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-10700K - 238 vs 195 FPS
- Up to 17% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i7-10700K - $1.06 vs $1.27 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700K - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700K
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - $247.71 vs $253.44
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
238
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$253.44
97%
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 i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
195
81.9327731092437%
Value, $/FPS
$1.27/FPS
83.46456692913387%
Price, $
$247.71
100%
Intel Core i7-10700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W (BX8070110700K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1706
67.40418806795732%
Multi-Core
8142
59.45669636337082%
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | Intel Core i7-10700K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Core i7-10700K
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
70 FPS
$35.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mobile
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,499.81
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126 FPS
$10.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299
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72 FPS
$20.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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115 FPS
$12.61/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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164 FPS
$14.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
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164 FPS
$13.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,147.99
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150 FPS
$8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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101 FPS
$16.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700K
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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143 FPS
$13.77/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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164 FPS
$7.93/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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