Intel Core i7 12700K vs Intel Core i7 11700K

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 12700K, vs Intel Core i7 11700K. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i7 12700K and Intel Core i7 11700K
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700K
1935
Intel Core i7 11700K
1569
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700K
22970
Intel Core i7 11700K
15011
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700K
111
Intel Core i7 11700K
90
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700K
1179
Intel Core i7 11700K
767
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700K
4018
Intel Core i7 11700K
3394
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700K
34490
Intel Core i7 11700K
24448
Integer Math114.3 GOps/s86.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math88.1 GOps/s51.2 GOps/s
Prime Number Search114 M primes/s67 M primes/s
Random String Sort45.9 M strings/s36.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption23.5 GB/s15.7 GB/s
Data Compression447.6 MB/s323.1 MB/s
Physics1799 frames/s1042 frames/s
Extended Instructions289 M matrices/s23 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700K
2627
Intel Core i7 11700K
2372
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700K
14714
Intel Core i7 11700K
10622
File Compression1230 MB/s829.7 MB/s
Clang Compilation122.3 KLines/s85.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser382.6 pages/s211.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering374.5 MP/sec338.9 MP/sec
Text Processing267.6 pages/s227.4 pages/s
Background Blur55.9 frames/s52.3 frames/s
Photo Processing98.2 frames/s85.1 frames/s
Ray Tracing29.6 MP/sec18.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 12700K
309.16
Intel Core i7 11700K
209.12

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 117.7 PPW 85 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 275.9 PPW 195.6 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 9.4 PPW 6.1 PPW
Blender / W 2.47 PPW 1.67 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced October, 27, 2021 March, 16, 2021
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Rocket Lake
Model number i7-12700K i7-11700K
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 750

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
Frequency 3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.9 GHz 5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency2.7 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.8 GHzn/a
General
Cores count128
Threads count2016
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidthn/a8 GT/s
Multiplier36x36x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache12 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache25 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 14 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 125 W
Max TDP (Boost) 190 W n/a
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1200
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
DDR4-3200
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB 50 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i7 12700K the clear winner in this comparison.

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