Core i7-4940MX vs Core i9-12900KF

Prices and Stock
MSRP $1096

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $564

Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Core i7-4940MX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 2845 days newer than Core i7-4940MX.

Advantages of Core i7-4940MX

Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 57 vs 125 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

Performs up to 4% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i7-4940MX - 274 vs 264 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4940MX - 24 vs 8 threads

This is a free version of Dishonored 2.

Dishonored 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i7-4940MX

Mobile • Jan 20th, 2014

FPS

264

96%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

274

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.64/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$449

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i7-4940MX

Mobile • Jan 20th, 2014

Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Ultra

125

FPS

157

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

143

FPS

328

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

204

FPS

229

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

High

757

FPS

921

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

177

FPS

221

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-4940MX

Mobile • Jan 20th, 2014

Single-Core

1229

48%

Multi-Core

3861

26%

Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Core i7-4940MX	vs	Core i9-12900KF
Jan 20th, 2014	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7	Collection	Core i9
Haswell	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket G3	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Mobile	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	16
8	Threads	24
3.1 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
4.0 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.2 GHz
57 W	TDP	125 W
22 nm	Process Size	10 nm
31.0x	Multiplier	32.0x
Intel HD 4600	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes