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Intel logo Core i7-12700K
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Intel logo Core i9-9940X

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General information Core i7-12700K Core i9-9940X
Launched Q4 2021 Q4 2018
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 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 8.3 %
Turbo Clock 5 GHz 0 % 4.5 GHz 10 %
Cores 12 14.3 % 14 0 %
Threads 20 28.6 % 28 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 W 0 % 165 W 13.2 %
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
14 × 32 kB Instruction
14 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
14 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 25 MB
1 × 19.25 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-12700K Core i9-9940X
Overall Score 68796 0 % 65264 5.1 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 68 % 20 %
Benchmark Score 22400 0 % 18143 19 %
Single Thread Score 4068.3 0 % 2605.7 36 %
Encrypting Data 23469.7 MB/s 0 % 10689.8 MB/s 54.5 %
Compressing Data 442.3 MB/s 3.6 % 459 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 46264.4 thousand/s 21.6 % 59040.6 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 116.3 millions/s 0 % 96.8 millions/s 16.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 114446 millions/s 0 % 103646 millions/s 9.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 88262.1 millions/s 0 % 64576.7 millions/s 26.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-12700K, Core i9-9940X.

Average frames per second Core i7-12700K Core i9-9940X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 159.0 FPS 148.5 FPS
High settings 254.5 FPS 237.6 FPS
Medium settings 318.1 FPS 297.0 FPS
Low settings 397.6 FPS 371.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.6 %

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 i9-9940X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 171.8 FPS 165.6 FPS
High settings 274.9 FPS 264.9 FPS
Medium settings 343.6 FPS 331.2 FPS
Low settings 429.6 FPS 414.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.6 %
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