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Intel Core i7-12700K

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Core i7-12700K

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 12 Cores, 20 Threads

Performance Cores: 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 3.6 GHz Base, 5.0 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.7 GHz Base, 3.8 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 190 W

TDP Down: 125 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) i7-12700K, 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700K

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2021

CPUmark/$Price: 84.33

Overall Rank:
294th fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
114th fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
86th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $409.00 USD (2021-10-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
34492
Single Thread Rating
4019

Samples: 8021*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-12700K

Integer Math114,252 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math88,127 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers114 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting45,882 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption23,462 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression447,681 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,800 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions28,949 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,019 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-12700K

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

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,757
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,329
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,492
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,126
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,869
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,466
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,716
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,143
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
222.40
Intel Core i9-13900K
136.65
Intel Core i9-12900K
130.80
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.33
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
Intel Core i5-12400F
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,143
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,488
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 i7-12700K
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2532714 - Apr 05 2025
38371
BL2532711 - Apr 05 2025
36662
BL2532400 - Apr 05 2025
33812
BL2532395 - Apr 05 2025
33812
BL2532316 - Apr 04 2025
33893
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-12700K
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,492
Intel Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i7-12700K
41,329 (+19.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i7-12700K
37,170 (+7.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs Intel Core i7-12700K
36,670 (+6.3%)
Intel Core i9-12900F vs Intel Core i7-12700K
36,136 (+4.8%)
Intel Core i9-12900 vs Intel Core i7-12700K
33,901 (-1.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i7-12700K
32,603 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i9-12900T vs Intel Core i7-12700K
29,647 (-14.0%)
Intel Core i7-14700F vs Intel Core i7-12700K
42,106 (+22.1%)
Intel Core i7-14700 vs Intel Core i7-12700K
41,923 (+21.5%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs Intel Core i7-12700K
41,050 (+19.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i7-12700K
31,589 (-8.4%)
Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i7-12700K
30,533 (-11.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-12700K Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,383
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,358
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,858
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,535
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,822
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,703
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,536
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,444
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
9,435
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,499