Intel Core i7 7700 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Intel Core i7 12700E 's Advantages
Released 5 years late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2400)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 35.76GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)