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Core i9-10900K vs Core i7-12700

Core i9-10900K vs Core i7-12700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms Core i9-10900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 635 days newer than Core i9-10900K.

Advantages of Core i9-10900K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700 - 20 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i7-12700

  • Performs up to 7% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i9-10900K - 276 vs 259 FPS
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
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FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker

FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i9-10900K Logo
Core i9-10900K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

259

94%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

276

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.92/FPS

100%

Price, £

£254.07

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz

Buy for £254.07 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 689 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i9-10900K Logo
Core i9-10900K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900K Logo
Core i9-10900K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1749

76%

Multi-Core

9163

85%

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2293

100%

Multi-Core

10780

100%

Intel Core i9-10900K Logo

Core i9-10900K

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Intel Core i7-12700 Logo

Core i7-12700

Apr 30th, 2020
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9Core i7
Comet LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
10
8
20
16
3.7 GHz
2.1 GHz
5.3 GHz
4.9 GHz
125 W
65 W
14 nm
10 nm
37.0x
21.0x
UHD Graphics 630UHD Graphics 770
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PCs Using Core i9-10900K or Core i7-12700

With selected game settings

Laptops Using Core i9-10900K or Core i7-12700

With selected game settings

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