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IntelBX8071512700K
IntelBX8071512400

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

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 96,101 user samples
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: 40th / 1463
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: 96th / 1463
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 %
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%
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
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
Market Share
Based on 68,738,561 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.2 % Hugely higher market share.
+167%
0.45 %
Value
Value For Money
121 % +2% 119 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
90 % 92 % +2%
Price
Price (score)
$220 $137 Much cheaper.
+38%
Age
Newest
35 Months 33 Months Slightly more recent.
+6%
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
Series
CPU Architecture
Alder Lake Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 770 UHD 730

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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