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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-10700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900 is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-10700K.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 9% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-10700K - 210 vs 192 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i7-10700K - £519.98 vs £591.30
- Up to 19% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-10700K - £2.48 vs £3.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i7-10700K
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
210
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.48/FPS
100%
Price, £
£519.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
Buy for £519.98 on Amazon
In Stock
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-10700K | vs | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-10700K or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
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