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£261.16
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $564
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MSRP in USD: $564
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-11700F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-11700F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 233 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-11700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £261.16 vs £323.97
- Up to 18% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i9-12900KF - £0.92 vs £1.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 1% better in F1 22 than Core i7-11700F - 288 vs 285 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700F - 24 vs 16 threads
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
285
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.92/FPS
100%
Price, £
£261.16
100%
Value Winner
CORE I7-11700F 2.50GHZ CHIP
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
288
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.12/FPS
82%
Price, £
£323.97
80%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700F | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-11700F or Core i9-12900KF
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
191 FPS
£8.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,602
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136 FPS
£10.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,392
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160 FPS
£8.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,309.2
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253 FPS
£7.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,862.4
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142 FPS
£6.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£950.4
In Stock
119 FPS
£11.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,317.6
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223 FPS
£7.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,723.2
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253 FPS
£9.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,449.99
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119 FPS
£12.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£1,499.15
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