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£391.44
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1373 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700T.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 15% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-8700T - 269 vs 233 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700T - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700T
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £271.36 vs £391.44
- Up to 21% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-12900 - £1.16 vs £1.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
269
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.46/FPS
79.45205479452055%
Price, £
£391.44
69%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Updated 103 minutes ago
Core i7-8700T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
233
86.61710037174721%
Value, £/FPS
£1.16/FPS
100%
Price, £
£271.36
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700T prcsr Tray - Processors (up to 4.00 GHz), 2.40 2400, 14 nm, 12 MB, 4.00 4000, DMI3, Coffee Lake)
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Updated 98 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-8700T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1322
53.45733926405176%
Multi-Core
4691
35.96289481754063%
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700T |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i7-8700T
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
109 FPS
£18.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999
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169 FPS
£14.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,499.99
In Stock
158 FPS
£25.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
In Stock
136 FPS
£12.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
In Stock
152 FPS
£9.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
In Stock
136 FPS
£13.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
In Stock
136 FPS
£7.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,049.99
In Stock
158 FPS
£9.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,478.89
In Stock
163 FPS
£21.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
In Stock
163 FPS
£22.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
In Stock
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