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IntelBX8071512700K
AMD100-000000084

12 Cores, 20 Threads @3.6GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q4 2021.

  

6 Cores, 6 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 161,644 user samples
133,111 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 121% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 107% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Poor: 107% Great: 121%
SPEED RANK: 43rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 127%
UFO
28,533 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 84% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 47% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 47% Great: 84%
SPEED RANK: 390th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
114 % Much faster effective speed.
+59%
71.4 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
80.2 Pts Lower memory latency.
+26%
63.4 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
201 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+78%
113 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
401 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+73%
232 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
787 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+79%
440 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1,456 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+166%
548 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.3 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+22%
75 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
211 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+57%
134 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
419 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+58%
266 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
833 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+59%
523 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1,609 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+125%
715 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,024,560 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.41 % Insanely higher market share.
+6,950%
0.02 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
90 % Much more popular.
+53%
59 %
Age
Newest
36 Months Much more recent.
+36%
56+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
2,463 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+247%
710 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
2,307 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+319%
551 Pts

The 12-core i7-12700K sits in the middle of Intel’s latest 12th gen. Alder Lake CPU line-up. It offers a significant performance improvement over it's predecessor (+50% 64-core). The 12700K features a new hybrid architecture which combines eight hyper-threaded performance cores with four efficiency cores for a total of 20 threads. With an MSRP of $410 USD, the 12700K offers similar real world performance to the flagship i9-12900K, at a 30% price discount. Although, by historical standards, this represents superb value for money, most consumers should consider the 10-core 16-thread i5-12600K which offers comparable real-world performance for 30% less money. [Nov '21 CPUPro]

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Very good Ryzen APU! Perfectly equipped to take on most everyday tasks and even many heavy ones, this CPU will be great for basically anybody on a mobile laptop chip. Wattage is good, CPU rarely gets hot. The integrated Vega graphics are decent for playing games at 900p medium for the most part. Much better performance than even an i7 mobile chip, with much better CPU performance and vastly better GPU performance [Mar '22 Ravash7]

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