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Intel logo Core i7-11700KF
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General information Core i7-11700KF Core i5-12500
Launched Q1 2021 Q1 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1200 LGA1700
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Rocket Lake-S Alder Lake
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3 GHz 16.7 %
Turbo Clock 5 GHz 0 % 4.6 GHz 8 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 12 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 W 0 % 65 W 48 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 10 nm 28.6 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 512 kB
6 × 1.25 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 16 MB
1 × 18 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-11700KF Core i5-12500
Overall Score 62774 0 % 59916 4.6 %
Future Proof 81 % 5.8 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 15528 0 % 12887 17 %
Single Thread Score 3415.5 7.2 % 3679.5 0 %
Encrypting Data 15513 MB/s 0 % 12047.9 MB/s 22.3 %
Compressing Data 312.8 MB/s 0 % 235.1 MB/s 24.9 %
String objects sorting 36675.5 thousand/s 0 % 23342.3 thousand/s 36.4 %
Prime numbers generation 63.3 millions/s 17.5 % 76.7 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 86926.4 millions/s 0 % 62090.9 millions/s 28.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 50842.1 millions/s 0 % 48518.8 millions/s 4.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-11700KF, Core i5-12500.

Average frames per second Core i7-11700KF Core i5-12500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 141.1 FPS 132.6 FPS
High settings 225.8 FPS 212.2 FPS
Medium settings 282.2 FPS 265.2 FPS
Low settings 352.8 FPS 331.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 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 i7-11700KF Core i5-12500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 161.1 FPS 156.0 FPS
High settings 257.7 FPS 249.6 FPS
Medium settings 322.1 FPS 312.0 FPS
Low settings 402.6 FPS 390.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.1 %
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