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Core i9-9900 vs Core i7-12700K

Core i9-9900 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $423

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Availability

MSRP $409

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 926 days newer than Core i9-9900.

Advantages of Core i9-9900

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 12% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i9-9900 - 203 vs 182 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 20 vs 16 threads
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Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

182

90%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

203

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.28/FPS

100%

Price, €

€260

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


Single-Core

1611

64%

Multi-Core

7204

53%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo

Core i9-9900

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Apr 23rd, 2019Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
16Threads
20
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
5.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
31.0xMultiplier
36.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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