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CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700KF

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 100% (68th of 1442)

Based on 28 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00090672 Model: 1st CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700KF
Poor: 78%Average: 100% Great: 123%
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO

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Outstanding average bench

The 1st CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700KF averaged 0.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 1st CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700KF near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Multi Core Speed 2,307Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 648Pts

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 1st CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700KF is 45%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 1st CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700KF performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 79.1Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 159Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 28 samples)
Rank 68100%
Min Avg Max
61 Memory 79.1 94.8
60.3 1-Core 159 219
223 2-Core 324 454
99.2% 187 Pts
Min Avg Max
439 4-Core 648 898
998 8-Core 1,329 1,740
116% 988 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,421 64-Core 2,307 2,644
143% 2,307 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1700, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
111% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 216
2-Core 421
128% 243 Pts
4-Core 683
8-Core 1,422
123% 1,053 Pts
64-Core 2,212
137% 2,212 Pts
LGA1700, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
110% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 215
2-Core 430
129% 246 Pts
4-Core 668
8-Core 1,541
127% 1,104 Pts
64-Core 2598
161% 2598 Pts
U3E1, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
107% Outstanding
Memory 77.6
1-Core 139
2-Core 307
92% 175 Pts
4-Core 726
8-Core 1,368
125% 1,047 Pts
64-Core 2,340
145% 2,340 Pts
LGA1700, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
97.2% Outstanding
Memory 73.2
1-Core 141
2-Core 280
88% 165 Pts
4-Core 647
8-Core 1,265
113% 956 Pts
64-Core 2,339
145% 2,339 Pts
LGA1700, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 70.5
1-Core 119
2-Core 235
77% 141 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 1,272
104% 909 Pts
64-Core 2,262
140% 2,262 Pts
U3E1, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 77.7
1-Core 117
2-Core 226
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 1,185
94% 829 Pts
64-Core 2,365
146% 2,365 Pts
U3E1, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 77.2
1-Core 119
2-Core 232
79% 143 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 1,228
94% 841 Pts
64-Core 2,360
146% 2,360 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,810,848 CPUs tested

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Gaming 185%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 216%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

CPU
CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700KF1stBench 100%, 28 samples1x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,984x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples1,674x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples1,523x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,313x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples1,155x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples713x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples667x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $1,227

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