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
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 114.3 GOps/s | 86.5 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 88.1 GOps/s | 51.2 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 114 M primes/s | 67 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 45.9 M strings/s | 36.7 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 23.5 GB/s | 15.7 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 447.6 MB/s | 323.1 MB/s |
| Physics | 1799 frames/s | 1042 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 289 M matrices/s | 23 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1230 MB/s | 829.7 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 122.3 KLines/s | 85.6 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 382.6 pages/s | 211.8 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 374.5 MP/sec | 338.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 267.6 pages/s | 227.4 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 55.9 frames/s | 52.3 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 98.2 frames/s | 85.1 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 29.6 MP/sec | 18.8 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| 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
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Frequency | 3.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.9 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | n/a |
| Threads | 4 | n/a |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz | n/a |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 3.8 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 12 | 8 |
| Threads count | 20 | 16 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Bandwidth | n/a | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 36x | 36x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 12 KB/core | 512 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 25 MB total | 16 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
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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