Core i9-12900KF vs Core i7-10700K

Prices and Stock
MSRP $564

Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Prices and Stock

Intel Core i7-10700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W (BX8070110700K)

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-10700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 553 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-10700K.

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

Performs up to 22% better in Starfield than Core i7-10700K - 78 vs 64 FPS
Up to 12% cheaper than Core i7-10700K - CA$397.68 vs CA$450.00
Up to 27% better value when playing Starfield than Core i7-10700K - CA$5.10 vs CA$7.03 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700K - 24 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i7-10700K

Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Starfield.

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$5.10/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$397.68

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

Buy for CA$397.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 209 minutes ago

Core i7-10700K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

82%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$7.03/FPS

73%

Price, CA$

CA$450

88%

Intel Core i7-10700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W (BX8070110700K)

Buy for CA$450 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 209 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Core i7-10700K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Very High

223

FPS

333

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

800

FPS

914

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Ultra

163

FPS

186

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Maximum

193

FPS

222

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

219

FPS

252

FPS

Dota 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2608

100%

Multi-Core

15118

100%

Core i7-10700K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1724

66%

Multi-Core

8166

54%

Core i9-12900KF	vs	Core i7-10700K
Nov 4th, 2021	Release Date	Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9	Collection	Core i7
Alder Lake	Codename	Comet Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
16	Cores	8
24	Threads	16
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.8 GHz
5.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.1 GHz
125 W	TDP	125 W
10 nm	Process Size	14 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	38.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 630
Yes	Overclockable	Yes