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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4820K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700 is 3068 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4820K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4820K
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - $199.88 vs $265.49
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 55% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-4820K - 152 vs 98 FPS
- Up to 14% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-4820K - $1.75 vs $2.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-4820K - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4820K - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-4820K doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4820K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
98
64.47368421052632%
Value, $/FPS
$2.04/FPS
85.7843137254902%
Price, $
$199.88
100%
Intel Core i7 i7-4820K 3.70 GHz Processor - Socket FCLGA2011 - Quad-core (4 Core) - 10 MB Cache - 5 GT/s DMI
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$265.49
75%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) i7-12700 Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.10 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 358276 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4820K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4820K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
658
28.69603139991278%
Multi-Core
2440
22.634508348794064%
Intel Core i7-4820K | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4820K or Core i7-12700
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
101 FPS
$12.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,299
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101 FPS
$12.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249
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97 FPS
$17.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699.99
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97 FPS
$20.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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64 FPS
$31.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
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83 FPS
$11.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$959.99
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83 FPS
$17.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
24 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,449
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83 FPS
$20.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699
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101 FPS
$11.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,184
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64 FPS
$17.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
40 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,139
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