Core i9-12900KF

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Cores	Threads	Base Frequency	Turbo Frequency
16	24	3.2 GHz	5.2 GHz

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Availability
MSRP $564

Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Specifications

General
Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Segment	Desktop
Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Collection	Core i9
Codename	Alder Lake

Performance
Cores	16
Threads	24
Base Frequency	3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency	5.2 GHz

Other
Power Consumption	125 W
Overclockable	Yes
Integrated Graphics	None

Trending Games With Core i9-12900KF

With selected game settings

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Very High

328

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

252

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

High

921

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Ultra

157

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

524

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

229

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

PC Builds Using Core i9-12900KF

With selected game settings

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC

116 FPS

£17.58/FPS

GeForce RTX 4080

Core i9-12900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

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£2,039

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CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC

79 FPS

£18.97/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-12900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

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£1,499

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC

97 FPS

£16.48/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Core i9-12900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

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£1,599

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SCAN Aurum Gaming PC

91 FPS

£17.58/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

Core i9-12900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

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£1,599.96

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CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC

64 FPS

£18.73/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i9-12900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

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£1,199

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CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC

53 FPS

£24.51/FPS

GeForce RTX 4060

Core i9-12900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

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£1,299

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GTR Gaming PC

79 FPS

£17.85/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-12900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

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£1,409.99

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SCAN Aurum Gaming PC

118 FPS

£17.8/FPS

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

Core i9-12900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

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£2,099.94

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3XS Melius Gaming PC

118 FPS

£19.32/FPS

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

Core i9-12900KF

32 GB, 2 TB SSD

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£2,279.94

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SCAN Aurum Gaming PC

103 FPS

£18.45/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

Core i9-12900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

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£1,899.96

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Fierce Gaming PC

63 FPS

£23.49/FPS

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

Core i9-12900KF

64 GB, N/A Storage

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£1,479.99

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FIERCEPC Ultra Gaming - Intel Core i9 12900KF,RTX 4070 SUPER 12GB, 32GB RAM,1TB NVME SSD,750W PSU, Thermal Cooler,Wi-Fi, Windows 11 PC

91 FPS

£17.14/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

Core i9-12900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

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£1,559.99

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G6 Gaming PC

46 FPS

£28.54/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-12900KF

64 GB, 2 TB HDD

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£1,313.06

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Core i9-12900KF Alternatives

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150 FPS+3%

£2.16/FPS

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£1.42/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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140 FPS-4%

£1.71/FPS

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Ryzen 9 5900X

142 FPS-3%

£1.44/FPS

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Ryzen 9 5950X

142 FPS-3%

£1.92/FPS

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16Cores/32Threads, 105W TDP, Socket AM4, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost, no cooler)

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Core i9-12900K

147 FPS+1%

£2.22/FPS

Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Extra £66.75

Core i5-12600K

145 FPS-1%

£1.65/FPS

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

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Core i7-12700KF

146 FPS

£1.5/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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Core i7-14700KF

150 FPS+3%

£2.2/FPS

Intel Core™ i7-14700KF Computer Processor

Extra £70.02

Core i5-13600K

147 FPS+1%

£1.62/FPS

Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24M Cache, up to 5.1 GHz

Save £21.81

Core i5-14600K

148 FPS+1%

£1.54/FPS

Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.3 GHz

Save £32.29

Core i5-14500

146 FPS

£1.75/FPS

Intel® Core™ i5-14500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.0 GHz

Save £4.9

Core i7-14700

148 FPS+1%

£2.2/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-14700 Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.4 GHz

Extra £64.74

Core i9-9900K

138 FPS-5%

£1.95/FPS

Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W (BX806849900K)

Extra £8.74

Core i5-14600KF

148 FPS+1%

£1.52/FPS

Intel® Core™ i5-14600KF Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.3 GHz

Save £34.58

Core i7-10700F

137 FPS-6%

£1.77/FPS

Save £17.9

Ryzen 7 3800X

138 FPS-5%

£2.17/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)

Extra £39.07

Core i7-13700

147 FPS+1%

£2.27/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-13700 Desktop Processor 16 cores (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 30MB Cache, up to 5.2 GHz

Extra £73.67

Core i5-11600KF

142 FPS-3%

£2.25/FPS

Intel Core i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Extra £58.89

Core i7-12700

143 FPS-2%

£1.97/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz

Extra £21.44

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Core i9-12900KF

Availability
MSRP $564

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