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

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General information Core i7-12700 Core i7-2600
Launched Q1 2022 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 2.1 GHz 38.2 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.9 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 22.4 %
Cores 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Threads 20 0 % 8 60 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 31.6 % 95 W 0 %
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 i7-12700 Core i7-2600
Overall Score 66816 0 % 43113 35.5 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 21 % 75.6 %
Benchmark Score 19930 0 % 3455 82.7 %
Single Thread Score 3904.3 0 % 1747 55.3 %
Encrypting Data 20530.9 MB/s 0 % 1608.6 MB/s 92.2 %
Compressing Data 372.7 MB/s 0 % 88.2 MB/s 76.3 %
String objects sorting 40052.6 thousand/s 0 % 13027.4 thousand/s 67.5 %
Prime numbers generation 104.6 millions/s 0 % 24 millions/s 77.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 106829 millions/s 0 % 20704 millions/s 80.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 81911.5 millions/s 0 % 7757.7 millions/s 90.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Core i7-12700 Core i7-2600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 153.2 FPS 82.8 FPS
High settings 245.1 FPS 132.5 FPS
Medium settings 306.4 FPS 165.6 FPS
Low settings 382.9 FPS 207.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 45.9 %

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 i7-2600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.3 FPS 126.6 FPS
High settings 269.2 FPS 202.5 FPS
Medium settings 336.5 FPS 253.1 FPS
Low settings 420.7 FPS 316.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 24.8 %
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