11th Gen Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz vs 12th Gen Core i5-1240P

Short answer: which is best?

11th Gen Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz is 84.7 % stronger than 12th Gen Core i5-1240P. 11th Gen Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz ranks #20 of 47 measured processors at WhatFPS (8,769 CPU score over 1 verified runs). 12th Gen Core i5-1240P ranks #40 of 47 measured processors at WhatFPS (4,747 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

Metric11th Gen Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz12th Gen Core i5-1240P
CPU score (the processor's own performance)8,7694,747
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)6,381841
Integer (MT)7 Gop/s2.6 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.61 Gop/s0.41 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)8,964,6301,409,203
Cores / threads8 / 1612 / 16
L3 cache16 MB12 MB

What the numbers mean

The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for 11th Gen Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz · All measurements for 12th Gen Core i5-1240P