Core i7-14700HX vs 12th Gen Core i7-12850HX
Short answer: which is best?
Core i7-14700HX is 120.2 % stronger than 12th Gen Core i7-12850HX. Core i7-14700HX ranks #14 of 44 measured processors at WhatFPS (10,097 CPU score over 4 verified runs). 12th Gen Core i7-12850HX ranks #38 of 44 measured processors at WhatFPS (4,586 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 5 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | Core i7-14700HX | 12th Gen Core i7-12850HX |
|---|---|---|
| CPU score (the processor's own performance) | 10,097 | 4,586 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 7,724 | 1,559 |
| Integer (MT) | 5.9 Gop/s | 2.8 Gop/s |
| Single-thread (1T) | 0.67 Gop/s | 0.45 Gop/s |
| Draw calls/s (DX11) | 10,445,479 | 1,954,935 |
| Cores / threads | 20 / 28 | 16 / 24 |
| L3 cache | 33 MB | 25 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 Core i7-14700HX · All measurements for 12th Gen Core i7-12850HX