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Core i9-12900 vs Core i7-8700

Core i9-12900 vs Core i7-8700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel 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 335.12 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74934 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-8700

3.2 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 130.56 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74935 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel 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 335.12 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74934 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-8700

3.2 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 130.56 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74935 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1464 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 30% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-8700 - 190 vs 146 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 24 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700

  • Up to 61% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $117.62 vs $301.91
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

190

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€335.12

38%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for 335.12 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74934 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

146

76.84210526315789%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€130.56

100%

Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 130.56 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74935 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

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 i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1513

61.180752122927615%

Multi-Core

5905

45.26985587243177%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Intel Core i9-12900

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Intel Core i7-8700 Logo

Intel Core i7-8700

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateJan 1st, 2018
Core i9CollectionCore i7
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores6
24
Threads12
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
5.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.6 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
24.0xMultiplier
32.0x
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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