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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1592 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 17% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-7900X - 153 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $189.99 vs $276.69
- Up to 41% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-7900X - $1.24 vs $2.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 125 vs 140 Watts
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
153
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7900X | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-7900X or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
26 FPS
$50/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$68.8/FPS
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Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$39/FPS
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$21.28/FPS
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Core i7-12700KF
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$16.65/FPS
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Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$21.51/FPS
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Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$21.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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