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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-11900KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900KF.
Advantages of Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 4% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-11900KF - 706 vs 676 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i9-11900KF
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - CA$515.46 vs CA$813.49
- Up to 34% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-12900F - CA$0.76 vs CA$1.15 per FPS
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
706
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.15/FPS
66%
Price, CA$
CA$813.49
63%
FPS Winner
Intel CORE PROCESSOR I9-12900F 2.40GHZ (TURBE 5.1GHZ) 30MB CACHE 16 NUCLEOS, 24 THREADS LGA1700 BX8071512900F -
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
676
96%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.76/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$515.46
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Updated 289 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900F | vs | Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Core i9-11900KF
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