Intel Core i7 has always been synonymous with high-end processors in consumer products. It has been loved by many game enthusiasts and enthusiasts since its inception.
The specifications of the latest 12th generation i7 processor series can be said to be quite impressive. It has built-in 12 cores and 20 threads, a design of 8 performance cores and 4 performance cores, and comes with a large 25 MB L3 cache. It also has a turbo frequency of up to 5.0GHz, which makes us look forward to its actual performance.
What we will bring to you in this issue is the review of Intel Core i7-12700KF, the most suitable product for gamers in the i7 series. At the same time, we can also give you some performance references about 12700K (after all, the difference between the two of them is The only difference is whether it has a core display or not), it can be said to kill two birds with one stone!
Intel Core i7-12700KF. Just by looking at the model number, you must have a general understanding of its specifications. "F" stands for coreless display. Indeed, compared with its brothers i7-12700K and i7-12700, it The core display UHD770 has been cut off; "K" means it can be overclocked. Compared with models such as 12700 and 12700F, its basic frequency is higher (3.6GHz, the latter two are only 2.1GHz), and the maximum turbo frequency is also higher. It is higher (5.0GHz, the latter two are 4.9GHz), and it is not frequency locked. It can have good overclocking space when paired with high-end motherboards such as Z690, and its playability is also relatively high! At the same time, it also natively supports two specifications of high-frequency memory, DDR5-4800MHz and DDR4-3200MHz. It is compatible with a maximum memory capacity of 128GB and supports ECC. Since
has cut off the core display, its boxed price is about 300 yuan less than its elder brother 12700K (refer to the JD.com e-commerce price on June 28), which makes its price-performance ratio very outstanding! After all, most people who can afford to buy a computer with this budget will buy it with a graphics card with good performance. At this time, whether it has a cored display or not is irrelevant. After
briefly reviewed the product positioning and specifications, let’s stop talking and go straight to the performance test! Before the
test, let’s have a general understanding of our test platform. Regarding the selection of the three major components, I chose the motherboard ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI paired with i7-12700KF, striving to bring out its best performance. The memory is two Genzhiqi's DDR5-5200MHz 16G high-frequency bar, and the graphics card is 3080 from ASUS TUF.
first looks at the theoretical performance test of CPU;
starts with the 3DMark CPU Profile project score, which is 1073 points for single thread, 2121 points for 2 threads, 4121 points for 4 threads, 7512 points for 8 threads, 9521 points for 16 threads, and 10184 points for the maximum thread. If you are still impressed by our previous i7-11700K review, it is not difficult to find that the improvement of this generation of i7 compared to the previous generation is huge! In terms of
7-Zip decompression, the i7-12700KF also performed very well, with a compression score of 107.597 GOPS and a decompression score of 118.471 GIPS.
AIDA64, thanks to the ultra-high bandwidth of DDR5 memory, the memory reading performance has reached an astonishing 74707MB/s, and the writing and copying are also close to 70,000 MB/s, which was unimaginable a few years ago. of. In addition, the i7's single and double precision floating point operation performance is also very good. After all, it is an i7. At this level, products of this position must meet more professional-level demands.
Let’s look at comprehensive performance tests that are more in line with actual daily use; the first is PCMark10, which is a professional testing software from the same school as 3DMark. Its tests cover four commonly used basic functions, productivity, digital content creation and games. Scenario, the software will give each score and the overall score, which is very close to the actual usage scenario.
scored 11681 for commonly used basic functions, 11947 for productivity, 15928 for digital content creation, 28519 for games, and a total score of 12376; any one of them is a very impressive score.
UL Procyon productivity performance, Office office productivity scores are 10733 (Word), 8226 (Excel) and 9283 (PPT); Pr video clip export score is 8450, image retouching score is 8603, the overall performance is better than before The tested previous generation i7 is much better.In terms of
CrossMark, i7-12700KF achieved good results of 1919 for productivity, 2422 for creativity, 1840 for responsiveness and a total score of 2108! A solid first-tier level!
In addition, in order to have a deeper understanding of the performance of i7-12700KF in film and television post-production, we also conducted benchmark tests launched by PugetBench for Da Vinci, Pr and PS to simulate actual usage scenarios. The following are the test results.
DaVinci, under the running standard test, the score reached 1733 points, the extended test score was 1585 points; the Pr standard test score was 1009 points, the extended test score was 980 points, and the Ps standard test reached 1328 points. The performance of
is fully capable of handling high-intensity film and television post-production work.
In terms of actual game experience, we selected five popular 3A game masterpieces, including God of War 4, Elden's Ring , Cyberpunk 2077, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Horizon 5, for testing, and obtained The results are as follows:
In terms of God of War 4, running a fixed test scene with the special effects full-on image quality preset and 4K resolution can achieve a smooth performance of an average of 104 frames. The picture is rich in detail and silky smooth, with no lag at all.
The same is true for Elden's Ring. With 4K special effects fully turned on, the average frame rate is stable at 60 frames, with a minimum of 59.7 frames and a maximum of 60.1 frames. If it weren't for the fact that the frame rate of the game itself is limited to 60 frames, it is estimated that you can see more Good frame rate performance, but even so, 60 frames is still the standard for perfect and smooth operation.
Let’s look at “Cyberpunk 2077” next. The latest version of Night City now comes with benchmarks, which makes our testing much more convenient. The variables are fixed, and the data obtained is more referential; the preset plan Under the "Ray Tracing: Super" preset, with 4K resolution turned on, the average number of frames can reach 50.77, the minimum number of frames is 38.36, and the maximum number of frames is 63.87, which also reaches the level of smooth operation!
"Shadow of the Tomb Raider", as the latest sequel to the veteran 3A game masterpiece Tomb of the Tomb series, has been widely praised since its release, and its own benchmark is also the favorite of major media when evaluating hardware game performance. At 4K resolution, turn the image quality preset to the highest setting, and in DLSS balanced mode, the combination of i7-12700KF+RTX3080 can easily maintain this game at an average frame rate of 128 frames, allowing you to experience the 100-frame-breaking performance of a 3A masterpiece. charm.
Also working hard is "Horizon 5". As a popular 3A racing game in recent years, it also has very high hardware requirements. Set the preset to extreme image quality and start running with 4K resolution. i7-12700KF paired with RTX3080 can reach 77 frames, running perfectly and smoothly.
Through the above multiple dimensions of testing, it should not be difficult for everyone to find that the i7-12700KF is a product that performs very well in all aspects and has no shortcomings. It is worthy of being a high-end processor under Intel's 12th generation Core! If you are still struggling between 12700KF and 12700K, I have some suggestions for your reference.
First of all, for users who plan to buy mid-to-high-end independent graphics such as RTX3080 and 3070Ti now, I would recommend you to choose 12700KF. The only difference between it and 12700K is whether it has a built-in core display. After all, it is also possible to have a separate core display If you don’t need it, just choose the 12700KF without core display and save 200 yuan. Wouldn’t it be nice?
And if you are just planning to make a temporary transition now, or want to wait for the new NVIDIA RTX40 series cards with stronger performance in the second half of this year, then 12700K will be a good choice for you. After all, it has a built-in UHD770 core display, which can satisfy daily office, entertainment and even Light gaming is stress-free. How about
? After reading this article, do you know how to choose 12700K/12700KF?
