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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: 84.18

Overall Rank:
342nd fastest in multithreading out of 5270 CPUs
144th fastest in single threading out of 5270 CPUs
95th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
34430
Single Thread Rating
4014

Samples: 9028*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math114,320 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math88,088 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers114 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting45,844 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption23,427 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression446,980 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,791 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions28,910 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,014 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-12700K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of July 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


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-12700K
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2762871 - Jul 14 2025
38551
BL2762511 - Jul 14 2025
36491
BL2762239 - Jul 14 2025
34962
BL2762172 - Jul 14 2025
33797
BL2762156 - Jul 14 2025
28935
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-12700K
As of 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,430
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i7-12700K
34,233 (-0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Intel Core i7-12700K
39,994 (+16.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs Intel Core i7-12700K
36,391 (+5.7%)
Intel Core i9-12900F vs Intel Core i7-12700K
35,906 (+4.3%)
Intel Core i9-12900 vs Intel Core i7-12700K
33,674 (-2.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i7-12700K
32,578 (-5.4%)
Intel Core i9-12900T vs Intel Core i7-12700K
29,535 (-14.2%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS vs Intel Core i7-12700K
43,722 (+27.0%)
Intel Core i7-14700 vs Intel Core i7-12700K
41,611 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i7-12700K
41,274 (+19.9%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs Intel Core i7-12700K
41,006 (+19.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i7-12700K
35,798 (+4.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-12700K Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,431
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,283
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,576
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,478
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,909
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,799
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,628
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,529
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,469
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,484