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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $494
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MSRP in USD: $494
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-10700F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-10700F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-10700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $225.99 vs $432.99
- Up to 41% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-12900F - $1.26 vs $2.13 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 13% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-10700F - 203 vs 180 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700F - 24 vs 16 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
180
88%
Value, $/FPS
$1.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$225.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
203
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.13/FPS
59%
Price, $
$432.99
52%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 13684 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-10700F | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-10700F or Core i9-12900F
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
74 FPS
$18.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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17 FPS
$90.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,539
In Stock
101 FPS
$18.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,849.99
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25 FPS
$50/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
In Stock
23 FPS
$91.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099
In Stock
52 FPS
$24.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
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43 FPS
$30.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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8 FPS
$149.88/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
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131 FPS
$17.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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28 FPS
$60.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,698.98
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