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IntelBX8071512700K
IntelBX80684I78700K
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12 Cores, 20 Threads @3.6GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q4 2021.

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▲ 8214,559 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.7GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2017.

Effective Speed 
+29%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 879,398 user samples
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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
746,287 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 76% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 167th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		114 % Faster effective speed.
+29% 		88.4 %
Average Score 
+53%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		80.2 Pts 90.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+12%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		201 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+57% 		128 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		401 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+61% 		249 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		787 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+69% 		466 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1,456 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+89% 		770 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+42%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.3 Pts 96.5 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		211 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+43% 		148 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		419 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+43% 		292 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		833 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+49% 		558 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1,609 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+80% 		892 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+2%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.17 % 1.29 % Higher market share.
+10%
Value
Value For Money 		122 % Better value.
+19% 		103 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		90 % Slightly more popular.
+10% 		82 %
Price
Price (score) 		$214 $160 Cheaper.
+25%
Nice To Haves 
+54%
Age
Newest 		36 Months Much more recent.
+58% 		85 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		125 Watts 95 Watts More energy efficient.
+24%
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 Newer manufacturing.
+29% 		14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz 3.7 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		5 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+6% 		4.7 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2,463 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+115% 		1,147 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2,307 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+138% 		971 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Alder Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1700 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 770 UHD 630
Conclusion 
Average Bench 114%
Average Bench 88.4%

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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The i7-8700K is Intel’s latest, top of the range, 8th generation Coffee Lake processor. Like Kaby Lake and Sky Lake before that, Coffee Lake is based on Intel’s 14nm architecture which has been slightly optimized on each iteration. Following AMD’s modus operandi, Intel has upped the cores and threads across the range of their CPUs. In previous generations, a 6-core processor would have been a high-end desk-top (HEDT) processor, however the i7-8700K is the first Intel CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads to be classified (and priced) as a mainstream consumer processor. Specifically, the i7-8700K features a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz which boosts to 4.7 GHz (4.5 GHz for the previous generation i7-7700k), 12MB of smart (L3) cache and 2 channels of DDR4 RAM. The majority of the performance improvements over the 7th generation stem from the higher core count which results in a 50% increase in multi-core speed between the i7-7700k and i7-8700k. A new motherboard will need to be factored into the budget when upgrading to the 8700K as it requires a new Intel Z370 chipset which has supposedly been designed to better deliver power to CPUs with a greater number of cores. Also available in this latest release of CPUs is the 6 core 6 thread i5-8600k which is a more rational option (around $100 cheaper) for the vast majority of users that don’t require hyper-threading. Sandy bridge owners can finally justify an upgrade but with the next iteration of AMD's Zen architecture just around the corner the CPU market will be a lot faster moving now that Intel, once again, has to compete. [Sep '17 CPUPro]

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