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MSRP $483
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700 is 620 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 9% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-10900 - 128 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - £264.94 vs £639.38
- Up to 62% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-10900 - £2.07 vs £5.46 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-10900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700 - 20 vs 16 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 10th, 2022
FPS
128
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.07/FPS
100%
Price, £
£264.94
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 10th, 2022
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700 | vs | Core i9-10900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 10th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-12700 or Core i9-10900
With selected game settings
62 FPS
£15.95/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£989
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62 FPS
£16.5/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,023.2
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62 FPS
£15.63/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£969.2
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62 FPS
£14.82/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£919
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62 FPS
£13.86/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£859.2
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62 FPS
£15.08/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£935.2
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Laptops Using Core i7-12700 or Core i9-10900
With selected game settings
54 FPS
£9.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£499
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28 FPS
£46.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,289.99
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42 FPS
£37.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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42 FPS
£19.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£799
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42 FPS
£37.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,569.03
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54 FPS
£37.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999.99
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60 FPS
£41.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,495
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42 FPS
£30.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,284
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50 FPS
£20.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,049
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54 FPS
£49.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
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