Buy on Amazon
CA$611.1
In Stock
Prices and StockMSRP $519
Prices and Stock
MSRP $519
Prices and StockMSRP $384
Prices and Stock
MSRP $384
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 61 days older than the more expensive Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 0% better in Ready or Not than Core i9-12900 - 295 vs 294 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - CA$278.99 vs CA$611.10
- Up to 54% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i9-12900 - CA$0.95 vs CA$2.08 per FPS
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for CA$611.1 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7009 minutes ago
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
295
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.95/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$278.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset
Buy for CA$278.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7009 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900 or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
182 FPS
CA$20.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
CA$3,729.15
In Stock
139 FPS
CA$12.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
CA$1,699.99
In Stock
156 FPS
CA$20.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
CA$3,252.15
In Stock
Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
124 FPS
CA$24.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
CA$3,076.65
In Stock
124 FPS
CA$24.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
CA$3,077.49
In Stock
124 FPS
CA$20.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
CA$2,529.99
In Stock
124 FPS
CA$22.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
CA$2,835.65
In Stock
137 FPS
CA$21.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
CA$2,941.65
In Stock
124 FPS
CA$19.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
CA$2,470.49
In Stock
124 FPS
CA$18.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
CA$2,335.49
In Stock
124 FPS
CA$25.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
CA$3,171.15
In Stock
124 FPS
CA$22.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
CA$2,749.99
In Stock
146 FPS
CA$20.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
CA$2,999
In Stock
Popular Core i9-12900 and Core i7-12700KF Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
CA$319
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
CA$209
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
CA$439
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
CA$250.98
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
CA$119
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
CA$279
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
CA$639.98
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
CA$290.34
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Core i7-12700K
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Core i7-14700K
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
CA$519
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
CA$177.41
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
CA$377
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Core i9-12900K
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
CA$498.98
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
CA$349
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Core i5-13400F
CA$271.2
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Core i5-12600KF
CA$269.04
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
CA$199.73
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
CA$179.98
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Core i5-12600K
CA$249
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Core i7-13700K
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Core i9-14900KF
CA$716.28
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Core i7-14700F
CA$470.92
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Core i7-14700KF
CA$469
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Core i3-12100F
CA$109
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 7 8700G
CA$388.98
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Core i9-14900K
Core i7-12700KF
CA$278.99
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
CA$743.19
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
CA$319
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
CA$209
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
CA$439
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
CA$250.98
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
CA$119
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
CA$279
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
CA$639.98
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
CA$290.34
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Core i7-12700K
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Core i7-14700K
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
CA$519
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
CA$177.41
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
CA$377
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Core i9-12900K
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
CA$498.98
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
CA$349
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Core i5-13400F
CA$271.2
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Core i5-12600KF
CA$269.04
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
CA$199.73
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
CA$179.98
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Core i5-12600K
CA$249
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Core i7-13700K
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Core i9-14900KF
CA$716.28
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Core i7-14700F
CA$470.92
Core i9-12900
CA$611.1
vs
Core i7-14700KF
CA$469