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Core i7-8700K vs Core i9-12900K

Core i7-8700K vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-12900K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-12900K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for 326 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74295 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1491 days newer than Core i7-8700K.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 29% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-8700K - 164 vs 127 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 24 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

127

77.4390243902439%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

164

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€326

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-12900K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for 326 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74295 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

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Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

60.38167938931298%

Multi-Core

6443

41.71576561994173%

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Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

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Intel Core i7-8700K

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Intel Core i9-12900K

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
24
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
4.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
37.0x
Multiplier32.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i7-8700K or Core i9-12900K

Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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