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Prices and StockMSRP $494
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MSRP $494
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 1464 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Core i7-8700
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $139.95 vs $359.99
- Up to 50% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-12900F - $2.33 vs $4.68 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 28% better in Starfield than Core i7-8700 - 77 vs 60 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 24 vs 12 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
60
78%
Value, $/FPS
$2.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700 | vs | Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-8700 or Core i9-12900F
With selected game settings
31 FPS
$41.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,274
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17 FPS
$50.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$859.99
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20 FPS
$65.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,309.99
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31 FPS
$45.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,409.99
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31 FPS
$45.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,419.99
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9 FPS
$98.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$889.99
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20 FPS
$59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,179.99
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31 FPS
$43.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,346.4
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20 FPS
$52.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-12900F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,056.99
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31 FPS
$41.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,283.8
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