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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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MSRP in USD: $324
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1653 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 49% better in Diablo IV than Core i9-7900X - 287 vs 192 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £234.2 vs £428.88
- Up to 63% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i9-7900X - £0.82 vs £2.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
287
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.82/FPS
100%
Price, £
£234.2
100%
FPS and 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
Ultra
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-7900X or Core i7-12700F
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
190 FPS
£9.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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85 FPS
£13.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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95 FPS
£14.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,351.99
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149 FPS
£9.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.99
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85 FPS
£13.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
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85 FPS
£11.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,019
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