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Core i7-7700K vs Core i9-12900

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

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i7-7700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1827 days newer than Core i7-7700K.

Advantages of Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 59% better in League of Legends than Core i7-7700K - 323 vs 203 FPS
  • Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-7700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700K - 24 vs 8 threads
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League of Legends

League of Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-7700K Logo
Core i7-7700K

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

203

63%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

323

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.22/FPS

100%

Price, €

€393.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel BX8071512900K, Core I9-12900 K 3.20 GHz Chip

Buy for 393.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 451 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-7700K Logo
Core i7-7700K

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-7700K Logo
Core i7-7700K

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1591

63%

Multi-Core

5145

39%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2525

100%

Multi-Core

13234

100%

Intel Core i7-7700K Logo

Core i7-7700K

vs
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Core i9-12900

Jan 3rd, 2017Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i9
Kaby LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
24
4.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.4 GHz
4.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
91 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
42.0x
Multiplier24.0x
HD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

PCs Using Core i7-7700K or Core i9-12900

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Laptops Using Core i7-7700K or Core i9-12900

With selected game settings

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