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Core i7-10700 vs Core i9-12900

Core i7-10700 vs Core i9-12900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i7-10700

2.9 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Intel Core i7-10700 (Basistakt: 2,90GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65Watt) Box

Buy for 410.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 164 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 526.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 163 minutes ago

Core i7-10700

2.9 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Intel Core i7-10700 (Basistakt: 2,90GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65Watt) Box

Buy for 410.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 164 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 526.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 163 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-10700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-10700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-10700.

Advantages of Core i7-10700

  • Up to 22% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €410.98 vs €526.20
  • Up to 9% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-12900 - €3.07 vs €3.39 per FPS

Advantages of Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 16% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-10700 - 155 vs 134 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700 - 24 vs 16 threads
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

134

86%

Value, €/FPS

€3.07/FPS

100%

Price, €

€410.98

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-10700 (Basistakt: 2,90GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65Watt) Box

Buy for 410.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 164 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

155

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.39/FPS

91%

Price, €

€526.2

78%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 526.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 163 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1581

64%

Multi-Core

7010

54%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo

Core i7-10700

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Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Core i9-12900

Apr 30th, 2020Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i9
Comet LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
16
16Threads
24
2.9 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.4 GHz
4.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
29.0x
Multiplier24.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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Laptops Using Core i7-10700 or Core i9-12900

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Core i7-10700 and Core i9-12900 Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

274.85

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

383.9

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

773.75

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,012.71

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

253.49

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

493.5

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

161.69

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

411.88

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F
Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

410.98

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

82.15

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

274.85

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

383.9

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

773.75

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,012.71

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

253.49

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

493.5

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

161.69

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

411.88

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

526.2

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

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