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Core i9-11900KF vs Core i7-12700KF

Core i9-11900KF vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i9-11900KF

3.5 GHz | 8-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W

Currently N/A on Amazon

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Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 768 minutes ago

Core i9-11900KF

3.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W

Currently N/A on Amazon

Out of Stock

Updated 768 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 768 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Core i9-11900KF on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 233 days newer than Core i9-11900KF.

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 2% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i9-11900KF - 270 vs 264 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 20 vs 16 threads
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Sea of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

264

98%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W

Currently N/A on Amazon

Out of Stock

Updated 768 minutes ago

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Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

270

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.81/FPS

100%

Price, £

£218.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 768 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

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Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2317

92%

Multi-Core

10125

75%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

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Core i9-11900KF

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Core i7-12700KF

Mar 16th, 2021Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9CollectionCore i7
Rocket LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
16Threads
20
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
5.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
125 WTDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
35.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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