Intel Core i7 12700KF vs Intel Core i7 8700K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Oct 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Coffee Lake
Processor Number
i7-12700KF
i7-8700K
Integrated Graphics
No
UHD Graphics 630
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
125 W
95 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
6
Total Thread Count
20
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
37x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
16
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
—
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1200 MHz
Shader Units
—
192
Texture Units
—
24
Raster Operation Units
—
3
Execution Units
—
24
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
—
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,944
1,215
Cinebench R23
22,801
8,734
Geekbench 6
2,790
1,475
Geekbench 5
2,031
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Geekbench 6
15,374
6,339
Geekbench 5
14,961
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Cinebench 2024
114
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Blender
349
156
Passmark CPU
4,020
2,748
Passmark CPU
34,419
13,661
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.