Intel Core i7-12700KF vs AMD Phenom II X4 945

Core i7-12700KF vs Phenom II X4 945 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-12700KF performs better than the Phenom II X4 945. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Phenom II X4 945 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-12700KF has significantly more cores with 12 cores compared to the Phenom II X4 945 that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Phenom II X4 945. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-12700KF has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Phenom II X4 945.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-12700KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.