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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-12700F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 734 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 10% better in Valorant than Core i7-12700F - 982 vs 895 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700F - 32 vs 20 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - £227.69 vs £549.97
- Up to 55% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-14900 - £0.25 vs £0.56 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
895
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£227.69
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 12 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-14900 or Core i7-12700F
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
682 FPS
£1.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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649 FPS
£1.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,205.99
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629 FPS
£1.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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680 FPS
£1.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,169.99
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747 FPS
£1.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449
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629 FPS
£1.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
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629 FPS
£1.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,019
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