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AvailabilityMSRP $564
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-11700F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-11700F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 233 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-11700F.
Advantages of Core i7-11700F
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - CA$395.78 vs CA$398.45
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 0% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i7-11700F - 240 vs 239 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700F - 24 vs 16 threads
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
239
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.66/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$395.78
100%
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
240
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.66/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$398.45
99%
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
Ultra
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-11700F | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-11700F or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
118 FPS
CA$21.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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139 FPS
CA$27.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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103 FPS
CA$14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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83 FPS
CA$25.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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103 FPS
CA$17.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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51 FPS
CA$24.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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77 FPS
CA$16.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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