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€427
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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MSRP in USD: $349
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-12700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 82 days older than the cheaper Core i7-12700.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Rocket League than Core i7-12700 - 786 vs 765 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700 - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €311.16 vs €427.0
- Up to 24% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i9-12900K - €0.41 vs €0.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor-BX8071512900K
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
765
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.41/FPS
100%
Price, €
€311.16
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop-Prozessor 25 MB Cache, bis zu 4,90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i7-12700
Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality
321 FPS
€3.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,099
In Stock
321 FPS
€3.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,199
In Stock
285 FPS
€4.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,370.2
In Stock
285 FPS
€5.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,560.9
In Stock
321 FPS
€3.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,179.47
In Stock
285 FPS
€4.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,306.24
In Stock
225 FPS
€5.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,269.49
In Stock
322 FPS
€4.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,558.69
In Stock
322 FPS
€4.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,359.15
In Stock
321 FPS
€4.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€1,378.92
In Stock
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