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Core i9-12900 vs Core i7-10700F

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

FPS Winner

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for 371.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1102 minutes ago

vs

Core i7-10700F

2.9 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-10700F Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for 187.34 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1102 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for 371.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1102 minutes ago

vs

Core i7-10700F

2.9 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-10700F Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for 187.34 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1102 minutes ago

Key Differences

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

Advantages of Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 35% better in The Callisto Protocol than Core i7-10700F - 170 vs 126 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700F - 24 vs 16 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-10700F

  • Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $168.77 vs $334.39
  • Up to 32% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Core i9-12900 - $1.49 vs $2.18 per FPS
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The Callisto Protocol

The Callisto Protocol

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

170

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.18/FPS

68%

Price, €

€371.17

50%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for 371.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1102 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-10700F Logo
Core i7-10700F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

126

74%

Value, €/FPS

€1.49/FPS

100%

Price, €

€187.34

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for 187.34 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1102 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i7-10700F Logo
Core i7-10700F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

Intel Core i7-10700F Logo
Core i7-10700F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1612

65%

Multi-Core

7231

55%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Core i9-12900

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Intel Core i7-10700F Logo

Core i7-10700F

Jan 4th, 2022
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9Core i7
Alder LakeComet Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1200
Desktop
Desktop
16
8
24
16
2.4 GHz
2.9 GHz
5.1 GHz
4.8 GHz
65 W65 W
10 nm
14 nm
24.0x
29.0x
UHD Graphics 770
None
Yes
No

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Core i9-12900

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Ryzen 5 5600GT

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Core i9-12900

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Core i5-12600K

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Core i7-13700K

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Core i9-12900

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375.64

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Core i9-12900

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