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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 61 days older than the more expensive Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 0% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i9-12900 - 247 vs 246 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £207.67 vs £420.61
- Up to 51% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-12900 - £0.84 vs £1.71 per FPS
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
247
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£207.67
100%
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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With selected game settings
Resolution
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Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Core i7-12700K
With selected game settings
104 FPS
£38.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
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84 FPS
£31.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£2,634.64
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62 FPS
£27.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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84 FPS
£20.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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98 FPS
£15.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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84 FPS
£22.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
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104 FPS
£25.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,666.63
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84 FPS
£21.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
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108 FPS
£32.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
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108 FPS
£34.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
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98 FPS
£20.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,999.03
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104 FPS
£22.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,299
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104 FPS
£27.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,868.13
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104 FPS
£32.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,406.77
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108 FPS
£36.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,950
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