Buy on Amazon
$259.99
In Stock
Prices and Stock
Prices and Stock
Prices and StockMSRP $494
Prices and Stock
MSRP $494
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-11700F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-11700F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-11700F.
Advantages of Core i7-11700F
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $259.99 vs $359.99
- Up to 27% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i9-12900F - $0.91 vs $1.25 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 1% better in F1 22 than Core i7-11700F - 288 vs 285 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700F - 24 vs 16 threads
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
285
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$259.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for $259.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 223 minutes ago
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
288
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.25/FPS
73%
Price, $
$359.99
72%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for $359.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 225 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-11700F | vs | Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-11700F or Core i9-12900F
With selected game settings
136 FPS
$10.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,400
In Stock
136 FPS
$10.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,449.99
In Stock
157 FPS
$12.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,949.99
In Stock
92 FPS
$10.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$979.99
In Stock
136 FPS
$10.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,439.99
In Stock
136 FPS
$10.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,389.99
In Stock
97 FPS
$10.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-12900F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,056.99
In Stock
106 FPS
$12.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,295.88
In Stock
157 FPS
$12.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,888
In Stock
116 FPS
$16.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,935.95
In Stock
Popular Core i7-11700F and Core i9-12900F Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Core i7-11700F
$259.99
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
$275.76
Core i7-11700F
$259.99
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
$194
Core i7-11700F
$259.99
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
$184.98
Core i7-11700F
$259.99
vs
Core i7-12700KF
$168.98
Core i7-11700F
$259.99
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
$173.84
Core i7-11700F
$259.99
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
$260
Core i7-11700F
$259.99
vs
Core i7-12700K
$194.98
Core i7-11700F
$259.99
vs
Core i7-14700K
$332.44
Core i7-11700F
$259.99
vs
Core i9-12900K
$266.71
Core i7-11700F
$259.99
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
$329.99
Core i9-12900F
$359.99
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
$449
Core i9-12900F
$359.99
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
$275.76
Core i9-12900F
$359.99
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
$260
Core i9-12900F
$359.99
vs
Core i7-14700K
$332.44
Core i9-12900F
$359.99
vs
Core i9-12900K
$266.71
Core i9-12900F
$359.99
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
$364.98
Core i9-12900F
$359.99
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
$329.99
Core i9-12900F
$359.99
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
$285.04
Core i9-12900F
$359.99
vs
Core i7-13700K
$319.98
Core i9-12900F
$359.99
vs
Core i7-14700KF
$319.99