Intel i7 12700 vs 12700k - Is the 'K' version worth it over the 'non-K' ?

My biggest problem with this review is that it focusses on very heavy workloads only. Every other video I see about power consumption that focusses on playing games (which would be my main use case) it shouldn't be using much more power than my current 5700X at 75W under a gaming load. I'm specifically looking at power consumption since I'm not interested in overclocking (unless you could somehow get the 12700K to use LESS power than the non-K with undervolting) but as mentioned my main use case is gaming. But since I live in Europe with the amazing power prices at the moment, it's a genuine factor for me. But really hard to find good numbers since it's either a video with no commentary showing numbers or a video with commentary showing no power consumption at gaming at all. It's just a bit of a bummer

What’s a good gpu for the i7-12700?

I have a question for the 1200 K were you using the overclock speeds or no

Hello, i have a i7-12700 and 3070 can you help me make a better performers ?

That’s just mis-information that you lose stability and reliability when overclocking a CPU. That just tells me that you are inept at proper overclocking techniques. Reality is that the 12700k is much better then the 12700. The 12700 is a CPU that barely made the cut. That’s why it is a 12700 and not a “k” skew CPU. Chips are binned based on their performance and the 12700 is a lower bin.

I replaced my 6700K for a 12700K which was under 300€ last week and now you can find them for 276€. The 12700KF is more expensive and the 12700 is at least 324€ (20 november 2023)

Mention me some best micro-ATX motherboards (with at least 4.0x3 M.2 NVMe SSD & 64GB DDR4 Ram) for those chips

If I wanted to buy i7-12700 non k version for virtualization is there any performance issues?

Thank you very much for this video. I'm gonna choose 12700k version as I work in premiere pro and I need to work in 4k resolution. But the difference of the price in my country is 45 dollars between two processors. I'm waiting 14th gen to appear for the price to be a little bit lower because everything is really expensive.

Interesting results. Thanks for posting! Recently my i9-10850k system died. I replaced it with a z790 board with an i7-12700k. I was pleasantly surprised that the K version was cheaper than the non-k version as it was only $252.73 from Amazon. I am very pleased with the new system!

In norway the 12700 is 10-25 bucks more than the 12700k interesting

never worth it

Many thanks for the review!
My Intel i7-12700 cannot drain more than 166W on MSI Mortar B660M (with no power limits) which is strange. In the past, I decided to go with non-K version because of power efficiency and your results surprised me a lot. In terms of pricing, K version costs 10-15 EUR more.
However, it would be great if you can compare 13900 & 13900k the same way.

From this tow Which heat faster ?

Just got my brand new 12700 for 265$, still sealed and has personal 3 month warranty from Facebook market. Now im checking what could be a good mobo for this.

brother at launch i got my i7 12700 non k + asus z690 tuf wifi at the cost of single i9 12900k

At this moment the i7-12700 / 15 % US$349.99
and the i7-12700K -12 % US$304.99
what I do ?
I want to upgrade my pc, from the i5-9400f, RTX 2060 and RAM 96gb
I use my pc for editing weddings, and other events... Premiere Pro, Lightroom, Audition are the programs that I use the most

70 dollars here in india

I stopped overclocking years ago. It just wasn’t worth the effort or money. That’s just me though. Thanks for the vid.

Brasil aqui amigo tudo de bom otimos videos os teus

You can undervolt the K version, improving the efficency even more while you get infinite, maximum and consistent turbo at the same time.

It's the Same thing as 11th Gen, the non k version of the 11700 drew a lot more power and performed less, I guess the K version is less about overclock and more about the silicone quality.

I love watching and listening to you. I'm 70 years old and you are talking so far over my head I can't even see it as it goes by. This video, however, made some sense to me, at least a little bit.

Oh well, I could not build build a computer to save my life.

I need to mention I liked your videos on the Mini PC group. Think you talked me out of buying one.

I'm from California USA

The K is worth the extra price and less power draw is always a plus. I've seen your other videos on this cpu. There is the 12700, 12700k, & 12700ks which you recommended for creators and video editing as the one to go with. Do you still feel the 12700ks is the best of all 3?

83$ +cooler

Good knowledgeable video.

i7 12700 or i5 12900k? which is better? I'll be using it to edit videos using premiere and davinci resolve.

You also need to add in the price of a cooler as well as higher price for the K because no cooler supplied.

For $20 extra the K gives a booster GPU so it's well worth it.

Thank you. I make the decision to save some money and bought the non K 12700 from Amazon after watching this video.

Will use the 12700 for work related for the next two years.

Will save the money and buy the 12900K for oc and for gaming in two three years time.

Amazon has i7-12700kf today for $304

It is probably better for you to make titles for parts of the video so that they are not overlapped by the title of the video in full screen. Because in the case when the viewer tries to rewind the video to the part in which he is interested, he again sees the name of the video, and not the sub-item of the test, which is shown in this part. This should be taken into account.

in Canada, it appears that the 12700K is cheaper by about $100

Thank you for your review, however I was shamefully out whitted by Microcenter. Making this purchase of the 12700, a price of $319.99. I never expected there was a 12700, and was expecting a 12700K, shame on me for not noticing until I got home. It was at night so I cut myself some slack. Saddest part of this venture is not the difference in cost between the two processors but rather the cost in gasoline which is far more expensive than than a $20 or $30 price difference. Upon checking there online store there wasn't a K model listed on their site so maybe they only had 12700's Also returns are made at this store, there are no mail in options. Gadzooks, foiled again.

Hi Tech Notice, I'm in between choosing an i7-12700 (non-K) and i7-12700K, I want to pair it with a B660 motherboard, the MSI Mag mortar DDR4 wifi specifically, don't plan to OC but the K version runs faster than the non-k i7-12700 even stock without OC, I'm limited to 240mm AIO h100i xt pro from corsair and my room temp can get as high as 33C, would there be a big difference in thermals between an i7-12700 and an i7-12700K (That runs STOCK?) I've heard from someone recently that due to binning, the i7-12700K runs cooler than the i7-12700 (non-K) at stock speeds. is that true?

Went for the 12700 over the K because it was £310 here in UK and at the moment the K version is over £400 bizarrely. Shame but I doubt I’ll miss the difference.

here in Canada i7- 13700 is 458.OO can and the i7-13700K is 579.00 can a big difference at Canada computers

the 13700 has the advantage of onboard APU . if somthing goes wrong with the GPU your cpu can still work without a dedicated GPU"
You can add a GPU even with the 13700 ? just will make it better no?

the 20 watt plus on the 13700 maybe because of the APU on board that chip? the k version has no APU ?

Salesman: So what do you want?
customer: a cpu for my gaming rig
salesman: which one?
customer: uhh....
S: intel or amd?
C: intel
S: okay, which intel do you want?
C: uhh...one for gaming
S: i5, i7 or i9?
C: uhh...i7?
S: okay, which generation i7 do you want?
C: umm...the newer ones?
S: 12th?
C: ok.
S: which version? 700?
C: erm...sounds good?
S: which ending?
C: huh?
S: do you want the normal with the integrated graphics or the kf which doesnt have any or the f which also cannot be overclocked or the ks
C: I'm so confused i thought i was going to build a gaming pc
S: we're not even finished with the cpu yet. we'll do the ram sizes next, then their mhz and cl speeds after that. then we'll talk about the resolution you want to game in. And the gpus best suited for it. And which brand you want.
C: you mean nvidia or amd?
S: no, I mean evga, gainward, gigabyte, palit or zotac for the gpu you have already decided on. And then we'll talk about ssd vs hdd. How much space you want and over how many drives. And what type of ssd. And then the psu company, wattage and platinum, gold, silver, bronze rating. And then the proper coolers. And finally you get to pick your case and RGB options. We should be done by next month.
C: ...when new stuff comes out and makes all this look old?
S: yes.

In the Philippines,.. 100 dollars 😭

Looking forward to you doing a video on the K vs KS. Thank you so much for all this great information! :)

Watching this now because the 12700 is 80€ cheaper than the 12700K.

I am confused because the base clock speed of P cores and E cores in non - k version is low. It makes me worried whether I would be able to run the processor on its full potential or not. On the other hand K version has higher temperatures which is not worth considering cpu longevity. Any help or suggestions are appreciated

When i bought my 12700k it was actually cheaper than both non k version and KF version. It was like a 40$ difference lol. In March 2022. Made no sense.

In my country (Slovenia) 12700 is 400 euros, 12700K is 500 euros. So is it worth to me to spend 100 euro more for K version?

So which cpu is better now for gaming 11700K z590 aorus pro ax or 12700 with z690 gaming x ddr4? Price is so close between them, about 70€ difference. And motherboards have similar price as well.

Believe it or not in my country its a discount for 12700 its 379.50€ and the K one is 544.50€
165€ difference!!!!