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Intel logo Core i7-12700
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General information Core i7-12700 Core i3-2120
Launched Q1 2022 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Alder Lake Sandy Bridge
Clock 2.1 GHz 36.4 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Cores 12 0 % 2 83.3 %
Threads 20 0 % 4 80 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 W 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 68.8 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 25 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i7-12700 Core i3-2120
Overall Score 66818 0 % 33526 49.8 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 23 % 73.3 %
Benchmark Score 19933 0 % 1263 93.7 %
Single Thread Score 3880.8 0 % 1514.5 61 %
Encrypting Data 20470.1 MB/s 0 % 2905 MB/s 85.8 %
Compressing Data 371.5 MB/s 0 % 40.2 MB/s 89.2 %
String objects sorting 39978.8 thousand/s 0 % 6117.4 thousand/s 84.7 %
Prime numbers generation 104.6 millions/s 0 % 12 millions/s 88.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 106391 millions/s 0 % 9463 millions/s 91.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 81904.5 millions/s 0 % 3602.6 millions/s 95.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-12700, Core i3-2120.

Average frames per second Core i7-12700 Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 153.2 FPS 54.4 FPS
High settings 245.1 FPS 87.0 FPS
Medium settings 306.4 FPS 108.7 FPS
Low settings 383.0 FPS 135.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 64.5 %

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 i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.5 FPS 109.6 FPS
High settings 269.6 FPS 175.4 FPS
Medium settings 337.0 FPS 219.3 FPS
Low settings 421.2 FPS 274.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 34.9 %
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