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Intel Core i7 12700KF vs i7 12700F

66 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700KF
VS
61 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700F
Intel Core i7 12700KF
Intel Core i7 12700F

We compared two 12-core desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Core i7 12700KF against the 2.1 GHz i7 12700F. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
85.7
(Very good)
Value Index
41.9
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12700F and 12700KF
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700KF
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 12700KF
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Core i7 12700F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (95th and 129th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700KF +18%
15378
Core i7 12700F
13076
File compression 1070 MB/sec 829.9 MB/sec
Clang compilation 127.7 Klines/sec 120.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 352.3 pages/sec 264.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 458.3 Mpixels/sec 390.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 275.7 pages/sec 261.8 pages/sec
Background blur 70.5 images/sec 61.7 images/sec
Photo processing 126.2 images/sec 98.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 30 Mpixels/sec 28.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 718 & 1084 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700KF +13%
33924
Core i7 12700F
30144
Integer math 113.7 GOps/sec 107.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 87.3 GOps/sec 81.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 110M Primes/sec 96M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 45.1M Strings/sec 39.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 23.1 GBytes/sec 20 GBytes/sec
Data compression 439.7 MBytes/sec 379.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 1757 Frames/sec 1468 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.5B Matrices/sec 24.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6694 & 4363 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 12700KF +11%
308.32
Core i7 12700F
276.63

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 10.3 PPW 17 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 123 PPW 201.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 271.4 PPW 463.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.47 PPW 4.26 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 12700KF
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-31 (Felix)Cinebench 2026611 / 5155
📘 2025-12-03 (CJ's PC)Cinebench 2024108 / 1212
📘 2025-11-14 (S0l1st)Cinebench 2024112 / 1290
📘 2025-06-15 (Tukumo)Cinebench 2024117 / 1302
📘 2025-04-23 (fhd)Cinebench 2024110 / 1191
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700KF and i7 12700F

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 27, 2021 January 4, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i7-12700KF i7-12700F
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF - Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
Intel CPU rating (61st and 77th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.7 GHz 1.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz 3.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 20 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 36x 21x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
L3 Cache 25MB (shared) 25MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 190 W 180 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Desktop CPU ranking (62nd and 77th place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 12700KF official page Intel Core i7 12700F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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