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CA$409
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $333
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-9700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 926 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 9% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-9700 - 112 vs 103 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - CA$359.0 vs CA$409.0
- Up to 4% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-12900K - CA$3.49 vs CA$3.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
112
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.65/FPS
95%
Price, CA$
CA$409
87%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Updated 3681 minutes ago
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
103
91%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.49/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$359
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for CA$359 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3682 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i7-9700 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i7-9700
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
112 FPS
CA$64.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$7,271.18
In Stock
77 FPS
CA$28.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,169.09
In Stock
18 FPS
CA$99.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-9700
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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CA$1,793.99
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