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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F 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 i9-12900F is 1373 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700T.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 17% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-8700T - 131 vs 112 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 46% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £209.99 vs £388.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-12900F - £1.87 vs £2.96 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Core i7-8700T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
112
85%
Value, £/FPS
£1.87/FPS
100%
Price, £
£209.99
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 29 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-8700T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | 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 |
| Not Available | TDP | 35 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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