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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $564
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MSRP in USD: $564
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-10700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-10700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 553 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-10700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - €234.0 vs €391.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900KF - €1.15 vs €1.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 22% better in Rust than Core i7-10700 - 248 vs 203 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700 - 24 vs 16 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-10700
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
203
81%
Value, €/FPS
€1.15/FPS
100%
Price, €
€234
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 8 core fino a 4,8 GHz LGA 1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W
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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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-10700
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-10700 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-10700 or Core i9-12900KF
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
57 FPS
€16.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€959.9
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157 FPS
€26.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€4,189.77
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32 FPS
€26.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-10700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€839
In Stock
157 FPS
€30.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 3 TB HDD
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€4,862.16
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133 FPS
€25.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 3 TB HDD
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€3,341.37
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32 FPS
€25.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i7-10700
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€829
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72 FPS
€16.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,189
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39 FPS
€21.77/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i7-10700
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€849
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102 FPS
€14.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-10700
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,489
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72 FPS
€17.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,239
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