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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 4440 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £299.99 vs £323.97
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 18% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i7-870 - 221 vs 188 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i7-870 - £1.47 vs £1.6 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 24 vs 8 threads
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
221
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.47/FPS
100%
Price, £
£323.97
92%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| 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 | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-870 or Core i9-12900KF
HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
168 FPS
£9.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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125 FPS
£11.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,392
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144 FPS
£9.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,309.2
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207 FPS
£9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,862.4
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112 FPS
£11.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,317.6
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190 FPS
£9.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,723.2
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207 FPS
£11.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,449.99
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112 FPS
£13.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£1,499.15
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