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£250.97
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700 is 1113 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 16% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i9-9900KF - 178 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - £250.97 vs £328.88
- Up to 34% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Core i9-9900KF - £1.41 vs £2.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
178
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.41/FPS
100%
Price, £
£250.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
Buy for £250.97 on Amazon
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Intel Core i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
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Updated 15350 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700 or Core i9-9900KF
HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
126 FPS
£12.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,532.99
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132 FPS
£18.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,427.99
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122 FPS
£9.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,155.26
In Stock
113 FPS
£16.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,838.65
In Stock
123 FPS
£10.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,285.99
In Stock
113 FPS
£5.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£665.23
In Stock
126 FPS
£9.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,233.99
In Stock
113 FPS
£15.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
In Stock
113 FPS
£13.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
In Stock
97 FPS
£10.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,055.45
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