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CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 98.5% (82nd of 1445)

Based on 31 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00090672 Model: 1st CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700
Poor: 79%Average: 98.5% Great: 114%
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 97%
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Workstation
Workstation 113%
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Excellent average bench

The 1st CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700 averaged just 1.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 1st CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Multi Core Speed 2,131Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 651Pts

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 1st CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700 is 35.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 1st CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700 performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 75Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 158Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 31 samples)
Rank 8298.5%
Min Avg Max
39.9 Memory 75 93.2
53 1-Core 158 209
179 2-Core 331 409
98.4% 188 Pts
Min Avg Max
454 4-Core 651 801
1,002 8-Core 1,281 1,531
114% 966 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,568 64-Core 2,131 2,328
132% 2,131 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
U3E1, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
103% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 202
2-Core 403
122% 233 Pts
4-Core 609
8-Core 1,281
110% 945 Pts
64-Core 2,182
135% 2,182 Pts
LGA1700, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz
100% Outstanding
Memory 78.2
1-Core 188
2-Core 370
111% 212 Pts
4-Core 651
8-Core 1,142
108% 897 Pts
64-Core 2,228
138% 2,228 Pts
U3E1, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 60.3
1-Core 184
2-Core 401
107% 215 Pts
4-Core 716
8-Core 920
105% 818 Pts
64-Core 1,733
107% 1,733 Pts
CPUSocket, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 77.3
1-Core 200
2-Core 288
104% 189 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 1,233
107% 915 Pts
64-Core 2,263
140% 2,263 Pts
U3E1, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 80.6
1-Core 198
2-Core 377
114% 218 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 1,193
99% 857 Pts
64-Core 2,217
137% 2,217 Pts
U3E1, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
62% Good
Memory 61.7
1-Core 86.7
2-Core 174
60% 108 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 673
59% 504 Pts
64-Core 1,037
64% 1,037 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,867,904 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 102%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 115%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M DS3H DDR4 - $120

CPU
CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-127001stBench 98%, 31 samples1x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,097x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples918x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples542x
SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples322x
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples262x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $73Bench 224%, 92,081 samples227x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples401x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples346x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples196x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $460

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