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Core i9-12900 vs Core i7-10700F

Core i9-12900 vs Core i7-10700F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for CA$611.1 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1369 minutes ago

vs

Core i7-10700F

2.9 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-10700F Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for CA$406.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1095 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for CA$611.1 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1369 minutes ago

vs

Core i7-10700F

2.9 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-10700F Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for CA$406.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1095 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-10700F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-10700F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-10700F.

Advantages of Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 10% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-10700F - 182 vs 166 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700F - 24 vs 16 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-10700F

  • Up to 33% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - CA$406.80 vs CA$611.10
  • Up to 27% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i9-12900 - CA$2.45 vs CA$3.36 per FPS
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Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

182

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$3.36/FPS

73%

Price, CA$

CA$611.1

66%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for CA$611.1 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1369 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-10700F Logo
Core i7-10700F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

166

91%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$2.45/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$406.8

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for CA$406.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1095 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i7-10700F Logo
Core i7-10700F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

Intel Core i7-10700F Logo
Core i7-10700F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1612

65%

Multi-Core

7231

55%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Core i9-12900

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Intel Core i7-10700F Logo

Core i7-10700F

Jan 4th, 2022
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9Core i7
Alder LakeComet Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1200
Desktop
Desktop
16
8
24
16
2.4 GHz
2.9 GHz
5.1 GHz
4.8 GHz
65 W65 W
10 nm
14 nm
24.0x
29.0x
UHD Graphics 770
None
Yes
No

PCs Using Core i9-12900 or Core i7-10700F

With selected game settings

Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Core i7-10700F

With selected game settings

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CA$716.28

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CA$406.8

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CA$470.92

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CA$611.1

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CA$611.1

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Ryzen 5 5500

CA$119

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

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Ryzen 5 7600

CA$279

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Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

CA$639.98

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

CA$290.34

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

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Core i7-12700K
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

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Core i7-14700K
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

CA$519

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

CA$177.41

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

CA$377

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

CA$498.98

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

CA$349

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

CA$271.2

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$269.04

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

CA$199.73

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

CA$179.98

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

CA$249

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

CA$716.28

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

CA$470.92

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

CA$611.1

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

CA$469

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