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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-11700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 233 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-11700F.
Advantages of Core i7-11700F
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 5% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-11700F - 150 vs 143 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $254.00 vs $259.99
- Up to 7% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-11700F - $1.69 vs $1.82 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700F - 24 vs 16 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
150
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$254
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-11700F | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| 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 | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-11700F or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
42 FPS
$30.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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56 FPS
$30.36/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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61 FPS
$29.49/FPS
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Core i7-11700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$25/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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37 FPS
$35.02/FPS
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Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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61 FPS
$31.97/FPS
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Core i7-11700F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$26.03/FPS
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Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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42 FPS
$46.09/FPS
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$43.3/FPS
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16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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