i7-12700F vs i7-11390H

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-11390H
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
6.38
Core i7-12700F
2022
12 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
19.70
+209%

Core i7-12700F outperforms Core i7-11390H by a whopping 209% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-11390H and Core i7-12700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1065295
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data36.35
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Tiger Lakeno data
Power efficiency21.1628.15
Architecture codenameTiger Lake-H35 (2021)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date21 June 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$386

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-11390H and Core i7-12700F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads820
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache80K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm SuperFinIntel 7 nm
Die size146.1 mm2215 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-11390H and Core i7-12700F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1449FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-11390H and Core i7-12700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0++
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i7-11390H and Core i7-12700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGX-no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-11390H and Core i7-12700F are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-11390H and Core i7-12700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligibleno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.4 GHzno data
Execution Units96no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-11390H and Core i7-12700F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-11390H and Core i7-12700F integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680x4320@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-11390H and Core i7-12700F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-11390H and Core i7-12700F.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2020

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-11390H 6.38
i7-12700F 19.70
+209%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-11390H 9940
i7-12700F 30701
+209%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-11390H 2024
i7-12700F 2399
+18.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-11390H 5583
i7-12700F 11785
+111%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-11390H 9604
+5%
i7-12700F 9146

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-11390H 29456
i7-12700F 56067
+90.3%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-11390H 10151
i7-12700F 15823
+55.9%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-11390H 6.52
i7-12700F 2.95
+121%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-11390H 11
i7-12700F 34
+214%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-11390H 953
i7-12700F 2610
+174%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i7-11390H 232
i7-12700F 271
+16.8%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i7-11390H 2.78
i7-12700F 3.28
+18%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-11390H 6.1
+83.3%
i7-12700F 3.3

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-11390H 59
i7-12700F 119
+102%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-11390H 232
i7-12700F 297
+27.6%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-11390H 6375
i7-12700F 8695
+36.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-11390H 5236
i7-12700F 10126
+93.4%

Blender(-)

i7-11390H 513
+142%
i7-12700F 212

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i7-11390H 1616
+1.6%
i7-12700F 1590

7-Zip Single

i7-11390H 5682
i7-12700F 6145
+8.1%

7-Zip

i7-11390H 25876
i7-12700F 61218
+137%

WebXPRT 3

i7-11390H 267
i7-12700F 281
+5.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.38 19.70
Recency 21 June 2021 4 January 2022
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 20
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 65 Watt

i7-11390H has 132.1% lower power consumption.

i7-12700F, on the other hand, has a 208.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and 200% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

The Core i7-12700F is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-11390H in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-11390H is a notebook processor while Core i7-12700F is a desktop one.


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