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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-11700KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 233 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-11700KF.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-11700KF - 128 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i7-11700KF - £260.26 vs £437.18
- Up to 43% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-11700KF - £2.03 vs £3.55 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-11700KF 11th Generation Desktop Processor (Base Clock 3.6 GHz TuboBoost 4.9 GHz, 8 Cores, 16 MB Cache, LGA1200) BX8070811700KF
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
128
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.03/FPS
100%
Price, £
£260.26
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-11700KF | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-11700KF or Core i9-12900KF
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114 FPS
£17.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
£15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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76 FPS
£17.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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93 FPS
£15.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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115 FPS
£18.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
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GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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73 FPS
£21.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
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8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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107 FPS
£17.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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83 FPS
£17.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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100 FPS
£15.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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71 FPS
£18.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
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