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MSRP $519
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-11700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-11700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-11700.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 24% better in League of Legends than Core i7-11700 - 319 vs 258 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700 - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i7-11700
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - CA$325.00 vs CA$611.10
- Up to 34% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-12900 - CA$1.26 vs CA$1.92 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
319
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.92/FPS
66%
Price, CA$
CA$611.1
53%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
258
81%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.26/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$325
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-12900 or Core i7-11700
With selected game settings
234 FPS
CA$20.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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300 FPS
CA$10.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$3,252.15
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Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Core i7-11700
With selected game settings
296 FPS
CA$10.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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CA$3,076.65
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296 FPS
CA$10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$3,077.49
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296 FPS
CA$8.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,529.99
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296 FPS
CA$9.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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298 FPS
CA$9.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,941.65
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296 FPS
CA$8.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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296 FPS
CA$7.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,335.49
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296 FPS
CA$10.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$3,171.15
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296 FPS
CA$9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,749.99
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299 FPS
CA$10.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,999
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