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Intel logo Core i7-12700K
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Intel logo Core i7-7800X

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General information Core i7-12700K Core i7-7800X
Launched Q4 2021 Q2 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Alder Lake Skylake-X
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 2.8 %
Turbo Clock 5 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 20 %
Cores 12 0 % 6 50 %
Threads 20 0 % 12 40 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 W 0 % 140 W 26.3 %
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
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
6 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 25 MB
1 × 8.25 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-12700K Core i7-7800X
Overall Score 68792 0 % 53722 21.9 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 59 % 30.6 %
Benchmark Score 22395 0 % 8329 62.8 %
Single Thread Score 3994.7 0 % 2373.9 40.6 %
Encrypting Data 23487.3 MB/s 0 % 4338.2 MB/s 81.5 %
Compressing Data 442.2 MB/s 0 % 182 MB/s 58.8 %
String objects sorting 46067.9 thousand/s 0 % 23465.6 thousand/s 49.1 %
Prime numbers generation 115.5 millions/s 0 % 45.2 millions/s 60.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 114197 millions/s 0 % 41473.2 millions/s 63.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 88067.3 millions/s 0 % 25802.2 millions/s 70.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-12700K, Core i7-7800X.

Average frames per second Core i7-12700K Core i7-7800X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 159.0 FPS 114.3 FPS
High settings 254.5 FPS 182.8 FPS
Medium settings 318.1 FPS 228.6 FPS
Low settings 397.6 FPS 285.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.1 %

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 i7-7800X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 171.7 FPS 145.2 FPS
High settings 274.7 FPS 232.3 FPS
Medium settings 343.3 FPS 290.4 FPS
Low settings 429.2 FPS 363.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.4 %
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