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Intel Core i7 12700K vs i7 11700K

64 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700K
VS
51 out of 100
Intel Core i7 11700K
Intel Core i7 12700K
Intel Core i7 11700K

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Core i7 12700K with 12-cores against the 3.6 GHz i7 11700K with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (2)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
75.8
(Good)
Value Index
27.4
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 11700K and 12700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700K
  • Has 9 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Around 26.8 GB/s (54%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More modern manufacturing process – 10 versus 14 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • Newer - released 8 months later
  • 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2627 vs 2372 points
Advantages of Intel Core i7 11700K
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 12700K
vs
Core i7 11700K

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 597 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4728 -
Cinebench Scores (#110th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700K +39%
14714
Core i7 11700K
10622
File compression 1230 MB/sec 829.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 122.3 Klines/sec 85.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 382.6 pages/sec 211.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 374.5 Mpixels/sec 338.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 267.6 pages/sec 227.4 pages/sec
Background blur 55.9 images/sec 52.3 images/sec
Photo processing 98.2 images/sec 85.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 29.6 Mpixels/sec 18.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 731 & 1062 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700K +41%
34256
Core i7 11700K
24313
Integer math 114.3 GOps/sec 86.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 87.9 GOps/sec 51.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 112M Primes/sec 66M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 45.8M Strings/sec 36.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 23.4 GBytes/sec 15.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 445.1 MBytes/sec 321.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1773 Frames/sec 1030 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.8B Matrices/sec 22.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 11963 & 6143 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 12700K +48%
309.16
Core i7 11700K
209.12

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.6 PPW 6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 117.7 PPW 85 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 274 PPW 194.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.47 PPW 1.67 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 12700K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Melvin Tejada)Cinebench 2026597 / 4728
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 (Myla)Cinebench 2026555 / 3917
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 (sisham)Cinebench 2024100 / 635
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-22 (Ray)Cinebench 2024115 / 1305
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-19 (Zach Jones)Cinebench 2024114 / 1231
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Intel Core i7 11700K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-12 (TheGoodOldChipsGERMANY)Cinebench 202499 / 867
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-14 (Aaron esxboi)Cinebench 202492 / 745
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-03 (Sierra)Cinebench 202467 / 557
πŸ“˜ 2024-05-26 (Guest #3)Cinebench 202495 / 767
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-03 (Bryan Santiago)Cinebench 202490 / 775
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700K and i7 11700K

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 27, 2021 March 16, 2021
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Rocket Lake
Model number i7-12700K i7-11700K
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 750
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Intel CPU rating (69th and 146th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.7 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 12 8
Total Threads 20 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 36x 36x
Bus Bandwidth - 8 GT/s
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 25MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 190 W -
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1200
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (69th and 105th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 750
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 64
ROPs 8 32
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 12700K +14%
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i7 11700K
0.7 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 750 compared to Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 50 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 12700K official page Intel Core i7 11700K official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i7 11700K or i7 12700K?
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Jacob December 27, 2021 at 06:13 PM
11700k is better for the price. Over $120 cheaper than the 12700k and it does not have big.LITTLE which means it is more compatible with older games as well as being much more stable on Windows 10.
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adam December 20, 2021 at 05:18 AM
11700k only cause ddr5 is expensive and hard to get ATM. Not too many mobo options yet for the new socket plus the $ is high for new-gen.
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