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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 4501 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £299.99 vs £388.96
- Up to 10% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-12900F - £1.17 vs £1.3 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 16% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-870 - 299 vs 257 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 24 vs 8 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
257
85%
Value, £/FPS
£1.17/FPS
100%
Price, £
£299.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed
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Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
Buy for £388.96 on Amazon
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Updated 206 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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