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Core i7-12700K Benchmarks

Every benchmark we ran on the Core i7-12700K: gaming fps at 720p, single- and multi-thread applications, power draw, temperatures and specs compared with other CPUs.

Cores / threads12 / 20
Max boost clock5 GHz
TDP / base power125 W
SocketLGA1700
ArchitectureAlder Lake
ReleaseQ4 2021

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

Index (100 = fastest CPU tested)

MSRP US$450

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) Rank 23/27 287,3fps 65 % of the leader Multi-thread Rank 17/27 90,8points 58 % of the leader Single-thread Rank 17/27 122,4points 77 % of the leader

Benchmarks

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Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

Rank 23/27

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.381 points #20/27 77 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with 22.620 points

VR Mark Blue Room 6.341 points #17/27 51 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 12.410 points

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 41.225 points #23/27 64 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 64.725 points

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 308,4 fps #23/27 64 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 484,1 fps

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 237,0 fps #20/27 58 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 409,0 fps

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 22.633 points #24/27 95 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) with 23.904 points

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 273,5 fps #26/27 61 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 447,7 fps

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 330,2 fps #11/27 79 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 419,7 fps

Fortnite720p, Low 332,0 fps #18/22 56 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i9-14900K with 589,9 fps

Counter-Strike 2 386,3 fps #10/24 78 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D with 494,8 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 17/27

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 105.623 MIPS #18/27 46 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 230.436 MIPS

Corona 1.3lower is better 67,0 s #16/27 49 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 33,0 s

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 904,0 s #14/27 67 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 610,0 s

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 29.768 KB/s #22/27 53 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 56.061 KB/s

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.248 points #16/27 50 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 6.437 points

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 8.355 points #15/27 50 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 16.675 points

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.752 points #14/27 54 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 14.332 points

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 17.034 points #10/27 70 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i9-14900K with 24.267 points

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.129 points #16/27 53 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 19.042 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.532 points #15/27 56 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 16.910 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.482 points #11/27 77 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 9.770 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.021 points #13/27 76 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 5.274 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.054 points #16/27 75 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 2.733 points

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.537 points #15/27 57 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 27.139 points

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.446 px/s #15/27 49 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 15.289 px/s

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 17/27

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.046 points #17/27 75 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 1.397 points

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.923 points #19/27 75 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 2.564 points

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 703,0 px/s #17/27 75 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) with 938,0 px/s

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

Codename: Alder Lake
Series: Core 12000
Release: Q4 2021
Launch MSRP: US$450
Unlocked multiplier: Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

Cores / threads: 12
Threads: 20
Performance cores: 8
Efficient cores: 4
Base clock: 3.6 GHz
Max boost clock: 5 GHz
L2 cache: 12 MB
L3 cache: 25 MB

Power and manufacturing

TDP / base power: 125 W
Max turbo power: 190 W
Process: Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax): 100 °C

Platform and connectivity

Socket: LGA1700
Memory: Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels: 2
PCI Express: PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes: 20
Integrated graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

System power idle: 82 W
System power load: 136 W
CPU package idle: 9 W
CPU package load: 50 W
Temperature idle: 31 °C
Temperature load: 58 °C
Highest measured clock: 5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games: 4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)

Test system

Operating system: Windows 11 21H2
Settings: DDR5-5200

Manufacturer specs from www.intel.com

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MSRP: US$450