Intel Core i7 14700 vs Intel Core i7 12700

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 14700, vs Intel Core i7 12700. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i7 14700 and Intel Core i7 12700
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 14700
2106
Intel Core i7 12700
1883
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700
32772
Intel Core i7 12700
19714
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700
123
Intel Core i7 12700
106
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700
1243
Intel Core i7 12700
1069
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700
4264
Intel Core i7 12700
3890
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700
41868
Intel Core i7 12700
30535
Integer Math160 GOps/s107.1 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math110.8 GOps/s81.7 GOps/s
Prime Number Search171 M primes/s102 M primes/s
Random String Sort56.4 M strings/s39.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption30.8 GB/s20.3 GB/s
Data Compression519.5 MB/s379.5 MB/s
Physics2338 frames/s1571 frames/s
Extended Instructions297 M matrices/s244 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700
2786
Intel Core i7 12700
2492
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700
18135
Intel Core i7 12700
12868
File Compression1530 MB/s892.7 MB/s
Clang Compilation167.5 KLines/s105.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser434.5 pages/s284.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering445 MP/sec385.9 MP/sec
Text Processing285 pages/s249.7 pages/s
Background Blur69.3 frames/s60.4 frames/s
Photo Processing145.1 frames/s103.1 frames/s
Ray Tracing38.3 MP/sec27.3 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 14700
377.2
Intel Core i7 12700
269.72

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 279 PPW 198 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 644.1 PPW 469.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 19.1 PPW 16.4 PPW
Blender / W 5.8 PPW 4.15 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 9, 2024 January, 1, 2022
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Alder Lake
Model number i7-14700 i7-12700
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 770

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
Frequency 2.1 GHz 2.1 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores124
Threads124
Frequency1.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.2 GHz3.6 GHz
General
Cores count2012
Threads count2820
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier21x21x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core12 KB/core
L3 Cache33 MB total25 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 219 W 180 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
- DDR4-3200
- DDR5-4800
Max Size 192 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 GB 76.8 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i7 14700 the clear winner in this comparison.

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