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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 233 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Core i9-11900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 1% better in F1 22 than Core i9-11900 - 288 vs 285 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - £207.67 vs £427.45
- Up to 52% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i9-11900 - £0.72 vs £1.50 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 20 vs 16 threads
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
288
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.72/FPS
100%
Price, £
£207.67
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900 | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i7-12700K
With selected game settings
188 FPS
£6.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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69 FPS
£20.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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