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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 6% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-10900KF - 95 vs 90 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - $249.99 vs $260.0
- Up to 9% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-10900KF - $2.63 vs $2.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10900KF Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
95
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900KF | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900KF or Core i7-12700F
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
56 FPS
$21.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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56 FPS
$21.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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78 FPS
$17.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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49 FPS
$25.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,248.45
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66 FPS
$21.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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88 FPS
$20.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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56 FPS
$19.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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38 FPS
$29.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,138.04
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56 FPS
$22.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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49 FPS
$25.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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