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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 926 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - €268.88 vs €298.0
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 14% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-9700F - 242 vs 213 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-9700F - €1.23 vs €1.26 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700F - 20 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-9700F - Processore desktop 8 Core fino a 4,7 GHz senza processore grafico LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
242
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.23/FPS
100%
Price, €
€298
90%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700F | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700F or Core i7-12700K
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
160 FPS
€11.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,799.99
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119 FPS
€10.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,279.99
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160 FPS
€10.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,633.58
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119 FPS
€9.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,078
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146 FPS
€23.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€3,359.01
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146 FPS
€15.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,207.62
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167 FPS
€26.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€4,499
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159 FPS
€20.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,231.48
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132 FPS
€11.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,529
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119 FPS
€10.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,269
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