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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $494
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-11700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900F is 294 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-11700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 3% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-11700K - 324 vs 314 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - £319.52 vs £329.99
- Up to 7% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-11700K - £0.98 vs £1.05 per FPS
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
314
96.91358024691358%
Value, £/FPS
£1.05/FPS
93.33333333333333%
Price, £
£329.99
96%
Intel Core i7-11700K (3.6 GHz, 16M Cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
324
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.98/FPS
100%
Price, £
£319.52
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2219
87.39661283970067%
Multi-Core
9806
70.59755219582433%
Intel Core i7-11700K | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-11700K or Core i9-12900F
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
210 FPS
£7.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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