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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1525 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 156% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-7940X - 69 vs 27 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $247.99 vs $425.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-7940X - $3.59 vs $15.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 28 vs 20 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
69
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$247.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700KF Gaming Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
27
39.130434782608695%
Value, $/FPS
$15.74/FPS
22.80813214739517%
Price, $
$425
58%
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1370
54.23594615993665%
Multi-Core
9923
73.23787733412061%
Intel Core i7-12700KF | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 14 |
| 20 | Threads | 28 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700KF or Core i9-7940X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
41 FPS
$45.12/FPS
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Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$56.62/FPS
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Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$92.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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15 FPS
$86.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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52 FPS
$44.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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24 FPS
$79.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$51.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$60.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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