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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-860 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-860 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 4440 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-860.
Advantages of Core i7-860
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £165.50 vs £257.02
- Up to 15% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-12900KF - £0.81 vs £0.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 33% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-860 - 271 vs 204 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-860 - 24 vs 8 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Intel Core i7-860 - processors (Intel Core i7-xxx, Socket H (LGA 1156), i7-860, 64-bit, L3, 0.65 - 1.4 V)
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
271
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.95/FPS
85%
Price, £
£257.02
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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-860 | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-860 or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
248 FPS
£8.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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226 FPS
£7.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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201 FPS
£7.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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233 FPS
£8.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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176 FPS
£6.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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218 FPS
£7.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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201 FPS
£7.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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155 FPS
£8.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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155 FPS
£8.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249.98
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249 FPS
£8.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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