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

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General information Core i7-12700 Core i9-9940X
Launched Q1 2022 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 2.1 GHz 36.4 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.9 GHz 0 % 4.5 GHz 8.2 %
Cores 12 14.3 % 14 0 %
Threads 20 28.6 % 28 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
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 i7-12700 Core i9-9940X
Overall Score 66824 0 % 65264 2.3 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 68 % 20.9 %
Benchmark Score 19941 0 % 18143 9 %
Single Thread Score 3877.8 0 % 2605.7 32.8 %
Encrypting Data 20415.4 MB/s 0 % 10689.8 MB/s 47.6 %
Compressing Data 373.1 MB/s 18.7 % 459 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 39710.4 thousand/s 32.7 % 59040.6 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 103.5 millions/s 0 % 96.8 millions/s 6.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 108231 millions/s 0 % 103646 millions/s 4.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 81751.2 millions/s 0 % 64576.7 millions/s 21 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Core i7-12700 Core i9-9940X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 153.2 FPS 148.5 FPS
High settings 245.1 FPS 237.6 FPS
Medium settings 306.4 FPS 297.0 FPS
Low settings 383.0 FPS 371.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.1 %

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 i7-12700 Core i9-9940X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.3 FPS 165.6 FPS
High settings 269.3 FPS 264.9 FPS
Medium settings 336.7 FPS 331.2 FPS
Low settings 420.8 FPS 414.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.6 %
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