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Core i9-12900K vs Core i7-7700

Core i9-12900K vs Core i7-7700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K 12th Gen Alder Lake 16-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1700 Processor-BX8071512900K

Buy for £292.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78841 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-7700

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-7700 Logo
Intel Core i7-7700 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/8MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I77700

Buy for £129.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 281 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K 12th Gen Alder Lake 16-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1700 Processor-BX8071512900K

Buy for £292.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78841 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-7700

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-7700 Logo
Intel Core i7-7700 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/8MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I77700

Buy for £129.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 281 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1766 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7700.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 7% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i7-7700 - 259 vs 242 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700 - 24 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700

  • Up to 56% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £129.18 vs £292.89
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Battlefield 1.
Battlefield 1

Battlefield 1

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

259

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£292.89

44%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K 12th Gen Alder Lake 16-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1700 Processor-BX8071512900K

Buy for £292.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78841 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-7700 Logo
Core i7-7700

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

242

93.43629343629344%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£129.18

100%

Intel Core i7-7700 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/8MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I77700

Buy for £129.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 281 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Intel Core i7-7700 Logo
Core i7-7700

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i7-7700 Logo
Core i7-7700

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1389

53.015267175572525%

Multi-Core

4460

28.876659112981546%

Intel Core i9-12900K

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Intel Core i7-7700

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateJan 3rd, 2017
Core i9CollectionCore i7
Alder LakeCodenameKaby Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores4
24
Threads8
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
125 WTDP
65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
32.0xMultiplier
36.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsHD 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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