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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $409
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MSRP in USD: $409
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 1491 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - $192.0 vs $253.44
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 34% better in War Thunder than Core i7-8700K - 255 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-8700K - $0.99 vs $1.01 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 20 vs 12 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
190
74.50980392156863%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
98.01980198019803%
Price, $
$192
100%
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
255
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$253.44
75%
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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Updated 348792 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1582
62.50493875938364%
Multi-Core
6443
47.049802833357674%
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700K or Core i7-12700K
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
216 FPS
$6.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299
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209 FPS
$6.94/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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236 FPS
$9.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
In Stock
236 FPS
$9.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,147.99
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229 FPS
$5.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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226 FPS
$8.71/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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236 FPS
$5.51/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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199 FPS
$8.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,689
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199 FPS
$9.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,889
In Stock
226 FPS
$7.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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