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Intel Core i7-12700

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-12700 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-12700 Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 12 Cores and 20 Threads. The Intel Core i7-12700 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]


Intel Core i7-12700

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 12 Cores, 20 Threads

Performance Cores: 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 2.1 GHz Base, 4.9 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 1.6 GHz Base, 3.6 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 180 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 25 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700, 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 113.95

Overall Rank:
360th fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
155th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
115th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $267.99 USD (2025-03-30)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
30538
Single Thread Rating
3891

Samples: 3997*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-12700

Integer Math107,138 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math81,690 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers102 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting39,351 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption20,331 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression379,719 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,569 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions24,429 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,891 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-12700

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$267.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$268.00 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,751
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,495
Intel Core i7-12700
 30,538
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 224.28
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.81
Intel Core i7-12700
 113.95
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.61
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.34
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Intel Core i7-12700
 3,891
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-12700
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2517834 - Mar 29 2025
26883
BL2517702 - Mar 29 2025
27182
BL2517011 - Mar 29 2025
16717
BL2516540 - Mar 29 2025
27488
BL2516038 - Mar 29 2025
27022
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-12700
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700
 30,538
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i7-12700
 34,510 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i7-12700F vs Intel Core i7-12700
 30,487 (-0.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i7-12700
 37,159 (+21.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs Intel Core i7-12700
 36,682 (+20.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Intel Core i7-12700
 26,315 (-13.8%)
Intel Core i5-13500 vs Intel Core i7-12700
 31,575 (+3.4%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i7-12700
 41,334 (+35.4%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs Intel Core i7-12700
 41,049 (+34.4%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF vs Intel Core i7-12700
 34,158 (+11.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i7-12700
 31,601 (+3.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F vs Intel Core i7-12700
 31,521 (+3.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i7-12700
 28,315 (-7.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-12700 Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,362
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,824
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,695
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,533
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,433
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 9,328
Intel Core i7-12700
 4,101