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Core i9-12900K vs Core i7-10700

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

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i9-12900K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 559 on Amazon

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Intel Core i7-10700

2.9 GHz | 8-core

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

Buy for 199.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74799 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i9-12900K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 559 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74799 minutes ago

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Intel 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 199.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74799 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-10700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 553 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-10700.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 14% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-10700 - 245 vs 214 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700 - 24 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700

  • Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €199.98 vs €559.0
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

245

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€559

35%

FPS Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i9-12900K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 559 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74799 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

214

87.34693877551021%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€199.98

100%

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

Buy for 199.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74799 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

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Core i7-10700

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i7-10700 Logo
Core i7-10700

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1581

60.34351145038168%

Multi-Core

7010

45.386856587892524%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Intel Core i9-12900K

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Intel Core i7-10700 Logo

Intel Core i7-10700

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateApr 30th, 2020
Core i9CollectionCore i7
Alder LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores8
24
Threads16
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.8 GHz
125 WTDP
65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
32.0x
Multiplier29.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i7-10700

Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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