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€262.7
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MSRP $519
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-11700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-11700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-11700K.
Advantages of Core i7-11700K
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €262.70 vs €526.20
- Up to 49% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-12900 - €1.55 vs €3.04 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 2% better in Halo Infinite than Core i7-11700K - 173 vs 170 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
170
98%
Value, €/FPS
€1.55/FPS
100%
Price, €
€262.7
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-11700K 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.6GHz Tuboboost: 4.9GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811700K
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Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-11700K | vs | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-11700K or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
103 FPS
€19.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,999
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100 FPS
€21.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,129.9
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33 FPS
€28.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€939
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124 FPS
€19.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,389.9
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30 FPS
€28.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i7-11700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€869
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30 FPS
€30.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€919
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144 FPS
€15.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,249
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Laptops Using Core i7-11700K or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
83 FPS
€46.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,889.33
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109 FPS
€29.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,199
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72 FPS
€30.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,195.99
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72 FPS
€26.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,885.11
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83 FPS
€38.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,175.09
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76 FPS
€43.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,299
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76 FPS
€40.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,074.64
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83 FPS
€45.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,799
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83 FPS
€42.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,545.6
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46 FPS
€77.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,578.64
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€526.2
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€319
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€526.2
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€167.92
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€526.2
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€85.91
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€526.2
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€342
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€122.9
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€382.89
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€526.2
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€493.5
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€526.2
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€489
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€526.2
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€773.95
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€526.2
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€1,012.71
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€526.2
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
€263.82
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€526.2
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Ryzen 7 5700G
€171.73
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€526.2
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Core i9-12900KF
€413.98
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€526.2
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Core i5-12600K
€199.76
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€526.2
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Ryzen 7 3700X
Core i9-12900
€526.2
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Core i9-12900
€526.2
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€202.51
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€526.2
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€392.14
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€526.2
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€374.09
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€526.2
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€472.75
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€526.2
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€339
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€526.2
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€82.15
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€526.2
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€1,169