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Is the Intel Core i7-12700KF Good for Gaming?
This is an old CPU that contains 12 Cores and 20 Threads. The Intel Core i7-12700KF 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 ...]
Description:
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)
Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700KF, 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700KF
CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2021
CPUmark/$Price: 126.57
Overall Rank:
413th fastest in multithreading out of 5783 CPUs
197th fastest in single threading out of 5783 CPUs
119th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs
Last Price Change: $268.99 USD (2026-02-05)
| Integer Math | 113,764 MOps/Sec |
|---|---|
| Floating Point Math | 87,459 MOps/Sec |
| Find Prime Numbers | 111 Million Primes/Sec |
| Random String Sorting | 45,242 Thousand Strings/Sec |
| Data Encryption | 23,173 MBytes/Sec |
| Data Compression | 441,116 KBytes/Sec |
| Physics | 1,775 Frames/Sec |
| Extended Instructions | 28,577 Million Matrices/Sec |
| Single Thread | 3,980 MOps/Sec |
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| Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-14900K | 58,451 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 58,296 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 38,941 | |
| Intel Core i7-12700KF | 34,046 | |
| Apple M4 10 Core | 23,700 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 21,843 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 19,582 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 18,087 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 17,679 | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 15,640 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 14,133 |
| Processor | CPU Mark / $Price | |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 136.53 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 130.24 | |
| Intel Core i7-12700KF | 126.57 | |
| Intel Core i9-14900K | 124.63 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 122.39 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 117.87 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 107.96 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 60.61 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | NA | |
| Apple M4 10 Core | NA |
| Processor | Average Thread Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-14900K | 4,694 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 4,600 | |
| Apple M4 10 Core | 4,516 | |
| Intel Core i7-12700KF | 3,980 | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 3,886 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 3,676 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 3,489 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 3,467 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 3,365 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 2,914 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 2,560 |
| Baseline | CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| BL3268927 - Feb 06 2026 | 30257 | |
| BL3268819 - Feb 06 2026 | 37205 | |
| BL3268524 - Feb 06 2026 | 37203 | |
| BL3268506 - Feb 06 2026 | 23382 | |
| BL3267359 - Feb 06 2026 | 32245 |
| Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7-12700KF | 34,046 | |
| Intel Core i7-12700F vs Intel Core i7-12700KF | 30,311 (-11.0%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i7-12700KF | 27,702 (-18.6%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i7-12700KF | 34,403 (+1.0%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i7-12700KF | 38,941 (+14.4%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i7-12700KF | 37,096 (+9.0%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i7-12700KF | 31,652 (-7.0%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 8700F vs Intel Core i7-12700KF | 31,170 (-8.4%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT vs Intel Core i7-12700KF | 28,002 (-17.8%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i7-12700KF | 26,607 (-21.9%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Intel Core i7-12700KF | 26,303 (-22.7%) | |
| Intel Core i5-13600K vs Intel Core i7-12700KF | 37,570 (+10.4%) | |
| Intel Core i5-13500 vs Intel Core i7-12700KF | 31,024 (-8.9%) |
| Processor | Relative Gaming Score | |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | 14,501 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D | 12,424 | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 12,123 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D | 11,257 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 10,794 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus | 10,695 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D | 10,515 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | 10,382 | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 10,258 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D | 10,194 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 9,778 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D | 9,772 | |
| Intel Core i7-12700KF | 4,440 |
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