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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3820 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900F is 3613 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3820.
Advantages of Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 71% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-3820 - 159 vs 93 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - CA$813.49 vs CA$860.72
- Up to 45% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-3820 - CA$5.12 vs CA$9.26 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3820 - 24 vs 8 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
159
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.12/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$813.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CORE PROCESSOR I9-12900F 2.40GHZ (TURBE 5.1GHZ) 30MB CACHE 16 NUCLEOS, 24 THREADS LGA1700 BX8071512900F -
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Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900F | vs | Core i7-3820 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2012 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 130 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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