Intel Core i7-9700 vs Intel Core i7-12700K

Core i7-9700 vs Core i7-12700K benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-12700K is faster than the Core i7-9700. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-9700 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-12700K has significantly more cores than the Core i7-9700. Indeed, the Core i7-12700K has 12 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Core i7-9700. It also has more threads than the Core i7-9700. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-12700K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-9700. Also, the Core i7-12700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-9700 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-12700K CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

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. For instance, the Core i7-9700 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.