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AvailabilityMSRP $564
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-7700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1766 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7700.
Advantages of Core i7-7700
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £168.15 vs £260.26
- Up to 14% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-12900KF - £2.90 vs £3.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 33% better in Starfield than Core i7-7700 - 77 vs 58 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700 - 24 vs 8 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-7700 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/8MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I77700
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
77
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.38/FPS
86%
Price, £
£260.26
64%
FPS 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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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-7700 | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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