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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $384
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 3906 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - $178.02 vs $189.98
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 12% better in Dead Space than Core i7-990X - 162 vs 145 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i7-990X - $1.17 vs $1.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 125 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 20 vs 12 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
162
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.98
93%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700KF Gaming Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i7-12700KF
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
88 FPS
$15.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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98 FPS
$16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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66 FPS
$19.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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116 FPS
$12.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,498.03
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88 FPS
$25.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,229.97
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66 FPS
$26.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,759.97
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83 FPS
$16.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,349.99
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73 FPS
$18.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,349.99
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88 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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66 FPS
$19.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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