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Intel logo Core i7-12700K
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Intel logo Core i7-2600

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General information Core i7-12700K Core i7-2600
Launched Q4 2021 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Alder Lake Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 5.6 %
Turbo Clock 5 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 24 %
Cores 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Threads 20 0 % 8 60 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 W 0 % 95 W 50 %
Lithography 10 nm 68.8 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 25 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i7-12700K Core i7-2600
Overall Score 68790 0 % 43113 37.3 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 21 % 75.3 %
Benchmark Score 22392 0 % 3455 84.6 %
Single Thread Score 3994.7 0 % 1741.7 56.4 %
Encrypting Data 23746.5 MB/s 0 % 1595.2 MB/s 93.3 %
Compressing Data 441.3 MB/s 0 % 88.1 MB/s 80 %
String objects sorting 46205.2 thousand/s 0 % 13186.3 thousand/s 71.5 %
Prime numbers generation 115.5 millions/s 0 % 23.8 millions/s 79.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 113968 millions/s 0 % 20661.4 millions/s 81.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 87536.8 millions/s 0 % 7711 millions/s 91.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-12700K, Core i7-2600.

Average frames per second Core i7-12700K Core i7-2600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 159.0 FPS 82.7 FPS
High settings 254.5 FPS 132.4 FPS
Medium settings 318.1 FPS 165.4 FPS
Low settings 397.6 FPS 206.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 48 %

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 i7-12700K Core i7-2600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 172.0 FPS 126.6 FPS
High settings 275.1 FPS 202.5 FPS
Medium settings 343.9 FPS 253.1 FPS
Low settings 429.9 FPS 316.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 26.4 %
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