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Core i7-7700HQ vs Core i9-12900K

Core i7-7700HQ vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £325.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 236 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £325.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 236 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i7-7700HQ on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1766 days newer than Core i7-7700HQ.

Advantages of Core i7-7700HQ

  • Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 45 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 15% better in Ready or Not than Core i7-7700HQ - 297 vs 258 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700HQ - 24 vs 8 threads
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Ready or Not

Ready or Not

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i7-7700HQ Logo
Core i7-7700HQ

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

258

87%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

297

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.1/FPS

100%

Price, £

£325.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £325.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 236 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i7-7700HQ Logo
Core i7-7700HQ

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-7700HQ Logo
Core i7-7700HQ

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1148

44%

Multi-Core

3580

23%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i7-7700HQ Logo

Core i7-7700HQ

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Jan 3rd, 2017Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i9
Kaby LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1440SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
24
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
45 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
28.0xMultiplier
32.0x
Intel HD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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