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Intel Core i7 12700KF vs i7 12700K

66 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700KF
VS
64 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700K
Intel Core i7 12700KF
Intel Core i7 12700K

We compared two 12-core desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Core i7 12700KF against the 3.6 GHz i7 12700K. 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 (2)

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
75.8
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12700K and 12700KF
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700K
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770

Test in Benchmarks

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

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 597
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 4728
Cinebench Scores (95th and 110th 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)
File compression 1070 MB/sec 1230 MB/sec
Clang compilation 127.7 Klines/sec 122.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 352.3 pages/sec 382.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 458.3 Mpixels/sec 374.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 275.7 pages/sec 267.6 pages/sec
Background blur 70.5 images/sec 55.9 images/sec
Photo processing 126.2 images/sec 98.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 30 Mpixels/sec 29.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 718 & 731 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 113.7 GOps/sec 114.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 87.3 GOps/sec 87.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 110M Primes/sec 112M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 45.1M Strings/sec 45.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 23.1 GBytes/sec 23.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 439.7 MBytes/sec 445.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1757 Frames/sec 1773 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.5B Matrices/sec 28.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6694 & 11963 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 10.3 PPW 9.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 123 PPW 117.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 271.4 PPW 274 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.47 PPW 2.47 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
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Felix)Cinebench 2026611 / 5155
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-03 (CJ's PC)Cinebench 2024108 / 1212
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-14 (S0l1st)Cinebench 2024112 / 1290
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-15 (Tukumo)Cinebench 2024117 / 1302
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-23 (fhd)Cinebench 2024110 / 1191
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Intel Core i7 12700K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Melvin Tejada)Cinebench 2026597 / 4728
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 (Myla)Cinebench 2026555 / 3917
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 (sisham)Cinebench 2024100 / 635
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-22 (Ray)Cinebench 2024115 / 1305
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-19 (Zach Jones)Cinebench 2024114 / 1231
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Specifications

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

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 27, 2021 October 27, 2021
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i7-12700KF i7-12700K
Integrated GPU No UHD Graphics 770
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Intel CPU rating (61st and 69th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.7 GHz 2.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 20 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 36x 36x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
L3 Cache 25MB (shared) 25MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 190 W 190 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (62nd and 69th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics - Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock - 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock - 1500 MHz
Shading Units - 256
TMUs - 16
ROPs - 8
Execution Units - 32
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

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 Yes

Misc

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

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i7 12700K or i7 12700KF?
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Hey November 16, 2022 at 05:34 PM
Why does the i7 12700kf have a higher point count they are basically the same in fact the i7 12700k should have the advantage because it has an igpu so?
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Andrei November 5, 2022 at 11:04 AM
For 100% i7 12700K i think is better for all my points.
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