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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 1% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i9-12900 - 538 vs 535 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £257.02 vs £429.64
- Up to 40% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i9-12900 - £0.48 vs £0.80 per FPS
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
538
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.48/FPS
100%
Price, £
£257.02
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900 or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
443 FPS
£4.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,039
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379 FPS
£4.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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321 FPS
£4.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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398 FPS
£4.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,899.96
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270 FPS
£4.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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359 FPS
£4.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599.96
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321 FPS
£4.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.99
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234 FPS
£5.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
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234 FPS
£5.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249.98
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446 FPS
£4.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,049.96
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Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
161 FPS
£6.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,037.43
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240 FPS
£16.67/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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161 FPS
£10.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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203 FPS
£8.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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203 FPS
£12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£2,537.44
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229 FPS
£6.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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203 FPS
£9.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
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240 FPS
£10.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,600.78
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203 FPS
£8.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
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248 FPS
£14.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
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