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Intel Core i7-12700

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-12700 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-12700 Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 12 Cores and 20 Threads. The Intel Core i7-12700 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i7-12700

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 12 Cores, 20 Threads

Performance Cores: 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 2.1 GHz Base, 4.9 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 1.6 GHz Base, 3.6 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 180 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 25 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700, 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 127.21

Overall Rank:
319th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
132nd fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
104th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $241.73 USD (2024-12-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
30752
Single Thread Rating
3908

Samples: 3263*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-12700

Integer Math107,475 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math82,097 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers103 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting39,654 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption20,508 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression383,223 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,575 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions24,640 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,908 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-12700

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$241.73 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$389.99 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,109
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,596
Intel Core i7-12700
30,752
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,152
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
197.20
Intel Core i9-12900K
148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K
132.58
Intel Core i7-12700
127.21
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.48
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,028
Intel Core i7-12700
3,908
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,567
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-12700
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2270668 - Dec 09 2024
30009
BL2270667 - Dec 09 2024
31111
BL2270171 - Dec 09 2024
24897
BL2269624 - Dec 08 2024
30123
BL2269225 - Dec 08 2024
29949
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-12700
As of 10th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700
30,752
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i7-12700
35,972 (+17.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i7-12700
34,639 (+12.6%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF vs Intel Core i7-12700
34,291 (+11.5%)
Intel Core i7-12700F vs Intel Core i7-12700
30,697 (-0.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i7-12700
28,477 (-7.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i7-12700
27,841 (-9.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i7-12700
26,662 (-13.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Intel Core i7-12700
26,374 (-14.2%)
Intel Core i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-12700
25,204 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-12700
24,558 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i7-11700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-12700
23,921 (-22.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i7-12700
23,139 (-24.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-12700 Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
8,929
Intel Core i7-12700
4,350