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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-11900KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - $237.0 vs $249.99
- Up to 5% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-12700F - $1.23 vs $1.3 per FPS
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
193
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$237
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700F or Core i9-11900KF
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
93 FPS
$13.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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93 FPS
$12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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93 FPS
$12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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93 FPS
$11.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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79 FPS
$15.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,248.45
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147 FPS
$22.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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79 FPS
$15.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,257
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112 FPS
$12.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,449.99
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93 FPS
$12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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93 FPS
$14.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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