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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-10700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 553 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-10700F.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 9% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-10700F - 186 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-10700F - £1.38 vs £1.41 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700F - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i7-10700F
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £239.43 vs £257.13
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
186
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£257.13
93%
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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Intel Core i7-10700F
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KF | vs | Core i7-10700F |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-12900KF or Core i7-10700F
With selected game settings
166 FPS
£12.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,039
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146 FPS
£10.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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125 FPS
£11.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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125 FPS
£11.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,409.99
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103 FPS
£11.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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139 FPS
£11.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599.96
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87 FPS
£11.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£989.95
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70 FPS
£13.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£929.95
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86 FPS
£15.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
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70 FPS
£13.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£924.95
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£239.43
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£239.43
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£208.69
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£239.43
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£239.43
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£929.89
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£239.43
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£204
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£239.43
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£295
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£239.43
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£328.01
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£239.43
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£139.99
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£239.43
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Core i7-10700F
£239.43
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£169.39
Core i7-10700F
£239.43
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£354.25
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£239.43
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£239.43
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£239.43
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£238.62
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£239.43
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£239.43
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£307.67
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