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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 233 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-11900F - 128 vs 121 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - £198.99 vs £237.38
- Up to 21% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-11900F - £1.55 vs £1.96 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900F - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
128
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.55/FPS
100%
Price, £
£198.99
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
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700KF | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700KF or Core i9-11900F
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
103 FPS
£17.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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78 FPS
£32.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,559.31
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103 FPS
£18.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£1,874.01
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