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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $494
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 1464 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £165.86 vs £291.94
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 5% better in Metro Exodus than Core i7-8700 - 152 vs 145 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 24 vs 12 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
59.590389917290274%
Multi-Core
5905
42.51259899208063%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i9-12900F
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
90 FPS
£17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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