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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $564
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-11700F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-11700F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 233 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-11700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - $201.95 vs $353.93
- Up to 39% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-12900KF - $1.38 vs $2.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 8% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-11700F - 157 vs 146 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700F - 24 vs 16 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
146
92%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$201.95
100%
Value Winner
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
157
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.25/FPS
61%
Price, $
$353.93
57%
FPS 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700F | vs | Intel 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 |
Builds Using Core i7-11700F or Core i9-12900KF
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
80 FPS
$15.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,239.99
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93 FPS
$13.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299
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111 FPS
$15.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$1,699.99
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135 FPS
$13.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,869
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80 FPS
$16.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,359
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105 FPS
$12.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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112 FPS
$9.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,099.99
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87 FPS
$17.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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112 FPS
$13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,542.88
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112 FPS
$13.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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