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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F is 294 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 3% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i9-11900 - 180 vs 175 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $249.99 vs $270.0
- Up to 10% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i9-11900 - $1.39 vs $1.54 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 20 vs 16 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
180
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.39/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 i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i7-12700F
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
78 FPS
$29.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
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98 FPS
$23.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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78 FPS
$42.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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98 FPS
$47.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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95 FPS
$12.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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95 FPS
$12.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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129 FPS
$10.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,349.99
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84 FPS
$14.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,248.45
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110 FPS
$12.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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148 FPS
$12.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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