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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 747 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 47% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i9-10920X - 88 vs 60 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-10920X - $253.44 vs $827.21
- Up to 79% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i9-10920X - $2.88 vs $13.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10920X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 24 vs 20 threads
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
88
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$253.44
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
60
68.18181818181817%
Value, $/FPS
$13.79/FPS
20.88469905728789%
Price, $
$827.21
30%
Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Single-Core
1675
66.17937574081391%
Multi-Core
11349
82.87571199065285%
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | Intel Core i9-10920X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Core i9-10920X
Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
26 FPS
$49.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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21 FPS
$69.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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43 FPS
$53.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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43 FPS
$49.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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36 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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33 FPS
$59.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$1,969
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43 FPS
$30.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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15 FPS
$112.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,689
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15 FPS
$125.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,889
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33 FPS
$48.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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