Same here. I honestly cannot see how 2012 can be rated as higher than 2000, which for me was a real heavyweight battle.
The races in 2012 were generally better.
There was a fantastic suspense about the championship but there were some pretty stale races in 2000. It was almost purely Ferrari vs. McLaren, and if one or more of the main contenders had some bad luck the race was more or less over. See e.g. the Australian, Spanish and Austrian GPs.
Apart from that, pit strategy was often more decisive than the actual struggle on the track. We all remember Mika's great pass on Michael in Spa, but it was so memorable because a pass for the lead hardly ever happened that year.