Core i9-12900KF vs Core i9-11900F

Prices and Stock
MSRP $564

Intel Core i9-12900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Prices and Stock
MSRP $422

Intel Core i9-11900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 8 core fino a 5,2 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel serie 500 e serie 400 selezionati) 65 W

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 233 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900F.

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

Performs up to 3% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-11900F - 134 vs 130 FPS
Up to 6% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - €342.88 vs €363.14
Up to 8% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-11900F - €2.56 vs €2.79 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900F - 24 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i9-11900F

Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

This is a free version of Elden Ring.

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

134

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.56/FPS

100%

Price, €

€342.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for €342.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 360 minutes ago

Core i9-11900F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

130

97%

Value, €/FPS

€2.79/FPS

92%

Price, €

€363.14

94%

Intel Core i9-11900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 8 core fino a 5,2 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel serie 500 e serie 400 selezionati) 65 W

Buy for €363.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 361 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Core i9-11900F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Maximum

209

FPS

222

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

175

FPS

186

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Ultra

649

FPS

700

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Very High

343

FPS

362

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Very High

278

FPS

333

FPS

League of Legends

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2608

100%

Multi-Core

15118

100%

Core i9-11900F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2222

85%

Multi-Core

9427

62%

Core i9-12900KF	vs	Core i9-11900F
Nov 4th, 2021	Release Date	Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9	Collection	Core i9
Alder Lake	Codename	Rocket Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
16	Cores	8
24	Threads	16
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.5 GHz
5.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.2 GHz
125 W	TDP	65 W
10 nm	Process Size	14 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	25.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	No