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MSRP $349
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700 is 829 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900X.
Advantages of Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 6% better in God of War than Core i9-10900X - 187 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - £264.94 vs £564.99
- Up to 56% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-10900X - £1.42 vs £3.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-10900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700 - 20 vs 16 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
187
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.42/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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CPU Intel Core i9-10900X 2066 Cascade BX
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700 | vs | Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-12700 or Core i9-10900X
With selected game settings
90 FPS
£10.99/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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90 FPS
£11.37/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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90 FPS
£10.77/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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90 FPS
£10.21/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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90 FPS
£9.55/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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90 FPS
£10.39/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Laptops Using Core i7-12700 or Core i9-10900X
With selected game settings
41 FPS
£31.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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61 FPS
£25.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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61 FPS
£13.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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61 FPS
£25.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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78 FPS
£25.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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78 FPS
£19.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£459
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86 FPS
£29.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,495
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61 FPS
£21.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,284
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73 FPS
£14.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,049
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78 FPS
£34.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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