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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700 is 1008 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £248.88 vs £250.97
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 4% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i7-9700 - 270 vs 259 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Core i7-9700 - £0.93 vs £0.96 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700 - 16 vs 8 threads
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
270
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.93/FPS
100%
Price, £
£250.97
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700 or Core i7-12700
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
120 FPS
£12.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,532.99
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132 FPS
£18.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,427.99
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113 FPS
£10.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,155.26
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97 FPS
£18.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,838.65
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114 FPS
£11.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,285.99
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97 FPS
£6.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£665.23
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120 FPS
£10.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,233.99
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97 FPS
£18.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
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97 FPS
£16.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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69 FPS
£15.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,055.45
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