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£254.07
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Prices and StockMSRP $349
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MSRP $349
Prices and StockMSRP $519
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MSRP $519
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-12700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 21 days older than the cheaper Core i7-12700.
Advantages of Core i7-12700
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £254.07 vs £429.64
- Up to 41% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Core i9-12900 - £0.93 vs £1.57 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 0% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i7-12700 - 273 vs 272 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700 - 24 vs 16 threads
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
272
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.93/FPS
100%
Price, £
£254.07
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
Buy for £254.07 on Amazon
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Updated 7377 minutes ago
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
Buy for £429.64 on Amazon
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Updated 7377 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700 | vs | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-12700 or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
136 FPS
£7.27/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£989
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136 FPS
£7.52/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,023.2
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136 FPS
£7.13/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£969.2
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136 FPS
£6.76/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£919
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136 FPS
£6.32/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£859.2
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136 FPS
£6.88/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 i9-12900
With selected game settings
94 FPS
£16.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,569.03
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65 FPS
£15.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,037.43
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94 FPS
£16.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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120 FPS
£33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
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65 FPS
£26.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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95 FPS
£17.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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119 FPS
£16.81/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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95 FPS
£26.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£2,537.44
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119 FPS
£5.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£599
In Stock
112 FPS
£9.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,049
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