Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core i9-10940X

Intel Core i7-12700K
Intel Socket 1700DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 12 / Nov 2021
Intel Core i7-12700K
Intel Core i9-10940X
Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 14 / Oct 2019
Intel Core i9-10940X

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-12700K

40 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i9-10940X.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-10940X

Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-12700KIntel Core i9-10940X
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
AVX-512
FMA3
SHA
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0
HTT
Boost 2.0
Boost 3.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-12700KIntel Core i9-10940X
ArchitectureIntel Adler LakevsIntel_Cascadelake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4 Quad-channel
CodenameAlder LakevsCascade Lake-X
Release DateNov 2021vsOct 2019

Cores

Intel Core i7-12700KIntel Core i9-10940X
Cores12vs14
Threads20vs28
E-Cores4vsnone
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i7-12700KIntel Core i9-10940X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64K (per core)
L2 Cache12MB (shared)vs1MB (per core)
L3 Cache25MB (shared)vs19.25MB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-12700KIntel Core i9-10940X
SocketIntel Socket 1700vsIntel Socket 2066
Max Case Temp72°CvsN/A
PackageFC-LGA1700vsFC-LGA2066
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process10 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-12700KIntel Core i9-10940X
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3300 MHz
Turbo Clock5000 MHzvs4800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
E-Core Frequency2700 MHzvs-
E-Core Turbo Clock3800 MHzvs-
VoltageN/AvsN/A
TDP125 Wvs165 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-12700K
    6000 points
  • Intel Core i9-10940X
    5760 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-12700K
    58752 points
  • Intel Core i9-10940X
    66528 points

Points - higher is better