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Prices and StockMSRP $519
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MSRP $519
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-7700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1827 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7700K.
Advantages of Core i7-7700K
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £176.66 vs £519.98
- Up to 66% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-12900 - £0.93 vs £2.71 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-7700K - 192 vs 190 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-7700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700K - 24 vs 8 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7700K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
190
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.93/FPS
100%
Price, £
£176.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz QuadCore 8MB Cache Processor
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Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7700K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-7700K | vs | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| 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 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
42.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Laptops Using Core i7-7700K or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
48 FPS
£19.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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97 FPS
£41.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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75 FPS
£22.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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48 FPS
£29.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
£16.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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75 FPS
£24.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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97 FPS
£26.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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75 FPS
£23.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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75 FPS
£33.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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102 FPS
£34.30/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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