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Intel logo Core i7-12700
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Intel logo Core i9-9960X

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General information Core i7-12700 Core i9-9960X
Launched Q1 2022 Q1 2019
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i9
Core Family Name Alder Lake Skylake-X
Clock 2.1 GHz 32.3 % 3.1 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.9 GHz 0 % 4.4 GHz 10.2 %
Cores 12 25 % 16 0 %
Threads 20 37.5 % 32 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 60.6 % 165 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
16 × 32 kB Instruction
16 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
16 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 25 MB
1 × 22 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-12700 Core i9-9960X
Overall Score 66801 0 % 66562 0.4 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 69 % 19.8 %
Benchmark Score 19913 0 % 19629 1.4 %
Single Thread Score 3890.5 0 % 2589.7 33.4 %
Encrypting Data 20535.4 MB/s 0 % 11215.6 MB/s 45.4 %
Compressing Data 377 MB/s 23.7 % 494.3 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 40017.1 thousand/s 38.4 % 64960.8 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 103.7 millions/s 8.1 % 112.8 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 108060 millions/s 7.6 % 117002 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 82531.6 millions/s 0 % 72864.4 millions/s 11.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-12700, Core i9-9960X.

Average frames per second Core i7-12700 Core i9-9960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 153.2 FPS 152.5 FPS
High settings 245.1 FPS 244.0 FPS
Medium settings 306.4 FPS 305.0 FPS
Low settings 383.0 FPS 381.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.5 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-12700 Core i9-9960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.2 FPS 167.7 FPS
High settings 269.0 FPS 268.3 FPS
Medium settings 336.3 FPS 335.4 FPS
Low settings 420.4 FPS 419.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.3 %
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