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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1031 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700KF.
Advantages of Core i7-9700KF
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 15% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-9700KF - 154 vs 134 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - CA$399.17 vs CA$514.96
- Up to 33% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-9700KF - CA$2.59 vs CA$3.84 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 24 vs 8 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel BX80684I79700KF Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores Up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
154
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.59/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$399.17
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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700KF | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-9700KF or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
72 FPS
CA$35.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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83 FPS
CA$45.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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