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IntelBX8071512400
▲ 905,383 ▼

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

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▲ 933,347 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.5GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q1 2022.

Effective Speed 
+16%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 96,101 user samples
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78,749 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 123% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 102% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 102% Great: 123%
SPEED RANK: 31st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
17,352 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 91% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 91% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 84th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		114 % Faster effective speed.
+16% 		98.2 %
External Data: 1080p 
+13%
20 Oct22|Tweakers
Intel 13th Gen Core Raptor Lake Re... 		5 % FarC6 22%, RDR2 1%, F122 1%, TWarW3 3% MetroEx 0%
06 Nov22|Tom's Hardware
Intel Core i7-13700K Review: Core ... 		20 % Hitm3 25%, FarC6 23%, WatchDL 20%, CPunk 17%, RDR2 11%, MSFS21 16%, F121 11%, TWarW3 42%
Average Score 
+22%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		81.7 Pts +1% 80.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		201 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+16% 		173 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		397 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+20% 		331 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		781 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+26% 		621 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1407 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+45% 		973 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+23%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.7 Pts +3% 90.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		212 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+16% 		182 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		423 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+20% 		353 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		841 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+25% 		673 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1587 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+53% 		1039 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+42%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.23 % Hugely higher market share.
+208% 		0.4 %
Value
Value For Money 		118 % +2% 116 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		90 % 93 % +3%
Price
Price (score) 		$242 $152 Much cheaper.
+37%
Nice To Haves 
+41%
Age
Newest 		29 Months 27 Months Slightly more recent.
+7%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		125 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+48%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		12 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100% 		6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		20 threads Much higher thread count.
+67% 		12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		10 nm 10 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+44% 		2.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		5 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+14% 		4.4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2480 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+103% 		1221 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2271 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+93% 		1176 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Alder Lake Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 770 UHD 730
Conclusion 
Average Bench 114%
Average Bench 98.2%
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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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I originally wanted an i5-12600 but unfortunately, it was not available so I settled for a 12400. It's really affordable and the performance is great. [Nov '22 arvinjason]

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