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Core i9-12900 vs Core i7-8700B

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

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i7-8700B on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1372 days newer than Core i7-8700B.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 13% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-8700B - 130 vs 115 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700B - 24 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Alan Wake 2.
Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

130

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.57/FPS

100%

Price, €

€334.33

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 334.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 52473 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-8700B Logo
Core i7-8700B

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018


FPS

115

88.46153846153845%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i7-8700B Logo
Core i7-8700B

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 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 i7-8700B Logo
Core i7-8700B

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018


Single-Core

1533

61.98948645369996%

Multi-Core

5875

45.03986507206378%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Intel Core i9-12900

vs
Intel Core i7-8700B Logo

Intel Core i7-8700B

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateApr 3rd, 2018
Core i9CollectionCore i7
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel BGA 1440
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 770Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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