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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-10700KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 553 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-10700KF.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 11% better in Lost Ark than Core i7-10700KF - 298 vs 268 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i7-10700KF - CA$398.45 vs CA$431.99
- Up to 17% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i7-10700KF - CA$1.34 vs CA$1.61 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-10700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
298
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.34/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$398.45
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-10700KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-10700KF | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-10700KF or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
153 FPS
CA$8.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,239.99
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191 FPS
CA$13.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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CA$2,549.99
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204 FPS
CA$18.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$3,807.71
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153 FPS
CA$19.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$3,050.67
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