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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-11900F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 233 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900F.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-11900F - 154 vs 145 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900F - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i9-11900F
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £238.66 vs £258.17
- Up to 2% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-12900KF - £1.65 vs £1.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
154
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.68/FPS
98%
Price, £
£258.17
92%
FPS 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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Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
145
94%
Value, £/FPS
£1.65/FPS
100%
Price, £
£238.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Updated 204 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KF | vs | Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-12900KF or Core i9-11900F
With selected game settings
72 FPS
£18.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
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130 FPS
£15.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,039
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113 FPS
£14.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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97 FPS
£15.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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108 FPS
£14.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,549.98
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83 FPS
£14.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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97 FPS
£14.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.99
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88 FPS
£14.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,259.95
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131 FPS
£15.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,040
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118 FPS
£15.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,849.98
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