Buy on Amazon
£422
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $378
Availability
MSRP in USD: $378
No items available
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $519
Availability
MSRP in USD: $519
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i7-7700HQ on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1827 days newer than Core i7-7700HQ.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700HQ
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 45 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 15% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i7-7700HQ - 391 vs 340 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700HQ - 24 vs 8 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
391
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.08/FPS
100%
Price, £
£422
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
Buy for £422 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 123 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-7700HQ
Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7700HQ | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-7700HQ or Core i9-12900
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
73 FPS
£22.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,626.75
In Stock
73 FPS
£12.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£916
In Stock
147 FPS
£11.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,641.51
In Stock
231 FPS
£9.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,298.03
In Stock
204 FPS
£7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,551.46
In Stock
204 FPS
£12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,631.15
In Stock
147 FPS
£11.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,699
In Stock
204 FPS
£20.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£4,260.17
In Stock
231 FPS
£9.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,188.1
In Stock
147 FPS
£11.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,758.35
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
