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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-11700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 233 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-11700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Fortnite than Core i7-11700F - 242 vs 236 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i7-11700F - £1.46 vs £1.48 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700F - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £350.0 vs £352.45
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
242
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.46/FPS
100%
Price, £
£352.45
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K 12th Gen Alder Lake 16-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1700 Processor-BX8071512900K
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Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
236
97.52066115702479%
Value, £/FPS
£1.48/FPS
98.64864864864865%
Price, £
£350
100%
CORE I7-11700F 2.50GHZ CHIP
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Updated 1633 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2101
80.19083969465649%
Multi-Core
8790
56.91162188410489%
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i7-11700F |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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