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Intel logo Core i7-12700K
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General information Core i7-12700K Core i7-3960X
Launched Q4 2021 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Alder Lake Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 8.3 %
Turbo Clock 5 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 22 %
Cores 12 0 % 6 50 %
Threads 20 0 % 12 40 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 W 0 % 130 W 31.6 %
Lithography 10 nm 68.8 % 32 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 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 25 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-12700K Core i7-3960X
Overall Score 68790 0 % 48276 29.8 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 27 % 68.2 %
Benchmark Score 22392 0 % 5431 75.7 %
Single Thread Score 3994.7 0 % 1806 54.8 %
Encrypting Data 23746.5 MB/s 0 % 2547.6 MB/s 89.3 %
Compressing Data 441.3 MB/s 0 % 137.8 MB/s 68.8 %
String objects sorting 46205.2 thousand/s 0 % 21005 thousand/s 54.5 %
Prime numbers generation 115.5 millions/s 0 % 41.7 millions/s 63.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 113968 millions/s 0 % 33254.6 millions/s 70.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 87536.8 millions/s 0 % 12286.3 millions/s 86 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-12700K, Core i7-3960X.

Average frames per second Core i7-12700K Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 159.0 FPS 98.1 FPS
High settings 254.5 FPS 156.9 FPS
Medium settings 318.1 FPS 196.2 FPS
Low settings 397.6 FPS 245.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 38.3 %

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 i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 172.0 FPS 135.7 FPS
High settings 275.1 FPS 217.2 FPS
Medium settings 343.9 FPS 271.5 FPS
Low settings 429.9 FPS 339.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.1 %
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