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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F 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 i9-12900F is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-11700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - CA$468.98 vs CA$492.11
- Up to 2% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-12900F - CA$1.61 vs CA$1.65 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 3% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-11700 - 299 vs 291 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700 - 24 vs 16 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
291
97.32441471571906%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.61/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$468.98
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
299
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.65/FPS
97.57575757575758%
Price, CA$
CA$492.11
95%
FPS Winner
Intel CORE PROCESSOR I9-12900F 2.40GHZ (TURBE 5.1GHZ) 30MB CACHE 16 NUCLEOS, 24 THREADS LGA1700 BX8071512900F -
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2103
82.82788499409216%
Multi-Core
8613
62.008639308855294%
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i9-12900F
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
115 FPS
CA$38.62/FPS
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Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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