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Core i7-9700K vs Core i7-12700K

Core i7-9700K vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $385

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $409

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i7-9700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 1112 days newer than Core i7-9700K.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 27% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-9700K - 193 vs 152 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 20 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

152

78%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

193

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.46/FPS

100%

Price, £

£281.81

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

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In Stock

Updated 12907 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1670

65%

Multi-Core

7089

51%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo

Intel Core i7-9700K

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Intel Core i7-12700K

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
8Threads
20
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
36.0xMultiplier36.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

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