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Core i9-9920X vs Core i7-12700KF

Core i9-9920X vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £219 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7457 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £219 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7457 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Core i9-9920X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1112 days newer than Core i9-9920X.

Advantages of Core i9-9920X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 24 vs 20 threads

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 36% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i9-9920X - 193 vs 142 FPS
  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9920X - 125 vs 165 Watts
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Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

142

74%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

193

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.13/FPS

100%

Price, £

£219

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £219 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7457 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1413

56%

Multi-Core

9442

70%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo

Core i9-9920X

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

Oct 19th, 2018
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9Core i7
SkylakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2066Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
1212
24
20
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
5.0 GHz
165 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
35.0x
36.0x
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PCs Using Core i9-9920X or Core i7-12700KF

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