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The Intel Core i7-12700KF is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Alder Lake architecture and released in 2021. This CPU features 12 cores, a base clock of 3600 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 5000 MHz and 25 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 10 nm process technology. The Intel Core i7-12700KF is designed for the FCLGA1700 socket. A dedicated graphics card is required.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225F is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core Ultra lineup, built on the Arrow Lake architecture and released in 2025. This CPU features 10 cores, a base clock of 3300 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4900 MHz and 20 MB of L3 cache. The Intel Core Ultra 5 225F is designed for the FCLGA1851 socket. A dedicated graphics card is required.


Ranking

Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.

Intel Core i7-12700KFIntel Core Ultra 5 225F
Popularity (0-100) 91%64%
Performance (0-100) 86%79%
Blender Score / $1 1.11.2

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

Intel Core i7-12700KFIntel Core Ultra 5 225F
Type DesktopDesktop
Cores 1210
Threads 2010
Speed 3.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Turbo 5 GHz4.9 GHz
Current Price $261$177
Release Price $422$221
Release Date 20212025
GPU --
Socket FCLGA1700FCLGA1851
L3 25 MB20 MB
Base TDP 125 W65 W
Max TDP
Nm 10 nm
Unlocked --
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Benchmark

We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.

Intel Core i7-12700KFIntel Core Ultra 5 225F
Blender Score 281.5213.7
Top % Ranking 86 %79 %
Blender Score / $1 1.11.2
Samples 2998

Details

Intel Core i7-12700KFIntel Core Ultra 5 225F
Class Intel CoreIntel Core Ultra
Code Name Alder LakeArrow Lake
Performance Cores 86
Efficiency Cores 44
Memory Type DDR5DDR5
Max Memory 128 MB256 MB
Bits 64-bit64-bit
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L1 Cache
L2 Cache 12.0 MB22.0 MB

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