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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-14700F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-14700F is 734 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-14700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-14700F
- Performs up to 5% better in Valorant than Core i9-12900 - 956 vs 911 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $369.57 vs $458.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-12900 - $0.39 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 28 vs 24 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Core i7-14700F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
956
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369.57
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-14700F Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.4 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-14700F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i7-14700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 20 |
| 24 | Threads | 28 |
2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i7-14700F
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
658 FPS
$2.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.1
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658 FPS
$3.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,979.1
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600 FPS
$2.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,391.17
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641 FPS
$1.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,269
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658 FPS
$3.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,099
In Stock
600 FPS
$3.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,919
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600 FPS
$2.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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658 FPS
$2.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,659.99
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658 FPS
$2.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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658 FPS
$3.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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