Intel Core i7-12700T vs Intel Core i7-12650HX

Compare Intel 12th Generation Core i7 12 core CPU vs Intel 12th Generation Core i7 14 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

8351 points
8472 points
1% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

10838 points
0.32% slightly better gaming score
10803 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

7548 points
7800 points
3% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

7300 points
7717 points
5% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

224.34 points
28% slightly higher Blender score
174.18 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

12
14
16% slightly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

20
Identical
20

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

1.4 GHz
2 GHz
42% much higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.7 GHz
Identical
4.7 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

35 W
57% significantly lower TDP
55 W

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

20
Identical
20

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

128 GiB
Identical
128 GiB

L1 Cache

Smallest embedded memory, but the fastest

960 KiB
1120 KiB
16% slightly more L1 cache

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

12 MiB
4% slightly more L2 cache
11.5 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

25 MiB
4% slightly more L3 cache
24 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

132nd of 1,089
126th of 1,089

Family

The product line

12th Generation Core i7
12th Generation Core i7

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2022 February
2022 May

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-4800
DDR5-4800

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

No
Yes

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes
No

Core i7-12700T vs Core i7-12650HX comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-12650HX is faster than the Core i7-12700T. Despite this, the Core i7-12700T has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-12650HX has slightly more cores than the Core i7-12700T. Indeed, the Core i7-12650HX has 14 cores compared to 12 cores found in the Core i7-12700T. But they both have the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-12650HX has a much higher clock speed than the Core i7-12700T. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. A Core i7-12700T CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-12650HX CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i7-12700T has slightly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-12650HX. The Core i7-12700T also has slightly more L3 cache.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i7-12700T has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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