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MSRP $349
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-12700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 21 days older than the cheaper Core i7-12700.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 2% better in Battlefield IV than Core i7-12700 - 467 vs 458 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700 - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i7-12700
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £281.70 vs £420.61
- Up to 31% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i9-12900 - £0.62 vs £0.90 per FPS
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
458
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.62/FPS
100%
Price, £
£281.7
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
Buy for £281.7 on Amazon
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Updated 188 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i7-12700
With selected game settings
243 FPS
£4.21/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,023.2
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243 FPS
£4.07/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£989
In Stock
243 FPS
£3.99/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£969.2
In Stock
243 FPS
£3.78/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£919
In Stock
243 FPS
£3.54/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£859.2
In Stock
243 FPS
£3.85/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£935.2
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Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Core i7-12700
With selected game settings
213 FPS
£4.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£925.44
In Stock
194 FPS
£8.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
In Stock
231 FPS
£17.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
In Stock
203 FPS
£12.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£2,569.16
In Stock
214 FPS
£4.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,049
In Stock
170 FPS
£9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
In Stock
203 FPS
£8.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
In Stock
222 FPS
£9.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999.99
In Stock
222 FPS
£3.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£799
In Stock
223 FPS
£6.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
In Stock
237 FPS
£10.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,495
In Stock
203 FPS
£9.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
In Stock
231 FPS
£11.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,666.63
In Stock
194 FPS
£6.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,284
In Stock
222 FPS
£12.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
In Stock
203 FPS
£8.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
In Stock
237 FPS
£14.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
In Stock
194 FPS
£7.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,435
In Stock
228 FPS
£15.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,499
In Stock
228 FPS
£10.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,455
In Stock
194 FPS
£8.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,567.3
In Stock
214 FPS
£11.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,499
In Stock
222 FPS
£11.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,455
In Stock
237 FPS
£15.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£3,699
In Stock
194 FPS
£7.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£1,488.88
In Stock
194 FPS
£5.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,049
In Stock
194 FPS
£7.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,371
In Stock
214 FPS
£11.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,489
In Stock
222 FPS
£9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,999.03
In Stock
194 FPS
£6.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£1,278.88
In Stock
228 FPS
£10.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,399
In Stock
231 FPS
£9.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,299
In Stock
194 FPS
£10.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,094
In Stock
231 FPS
£12.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,867.08
In Stock
231 FPS
£14.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£3,415.31
In Stock
237 FPS
£16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£3,950
In Stock
194 FPS
£8.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,569.03
In Stock
214 FPS
£9.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£1,928.88
In Stock
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