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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $739
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i7-11700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 385 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-11700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - $190.75 vs $230.32
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 35% better in League of Legends than Core i7-11700F - 349 vs 258 FPS
- Up to 11% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-11700F - $0.73 vs $0.82 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700F - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
258
73.92550143266476%
Value, €/FPS
€0.82/FPS
89.02439024390245%
Price, €
€211.73
100%
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
349
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.73/FPS
100%
Price, €
€255.66
82%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.50 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2101
78.04606240713224%
Multi-Core
8790
54.18233372372557%
Intel Core i7-11700F | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 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 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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