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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1173 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700K.
Advantages of Core i7-9700K
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - $224.22 vs $235.99
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 6% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-9700K - 132 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-9700K - $1.79 vs $1.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 20 vs 8 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
132
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$235.99
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700K | vs | Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-9700K or Core i7-12700F
With selected game settings
78 FPS
$15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$14.73/FPS
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$17.96/FPS
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$14.46/FPS
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