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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-14700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-14700KF is 651 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-14700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-14700KF
- Performs up to 12% better in Starfield than Core i9-12900 - 85 vs 76 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €408.7 vs €523.87
- Up to 30% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-12900 - €4.81 vs €6.89 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 28 vs 24 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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Core i7-14700KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
85
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.81/FPS
100%
Price, €
€408.7
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-14700KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i7-14700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 20 |
| 24 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i7-14700KF
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
30 FPS
€41.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,249
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30 FPS
€49.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,499
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36 FPS
€97.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,499
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30 FPS
€43.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,295.96
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32 FPS
€47.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,512
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49 FPS
€38.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,892.49
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36 FPS
€67.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,436.18
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32 FPS
€118.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,799
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30 FPS
€48.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,449.78
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30 FPS
€58.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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