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Core i7-960 vs Core i9-12900F

Core i7-960 vs Core i9-12900F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i9-12900F

2.4 GHz | 16-core

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Intel CORE PROCESSOR I9-12900F 2.40GHZ (TURBE 5.1GHZ) 30MB CACHE 16 NUCLEOS, 24 THREADS LGA1700 BX8071512900F -

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Intel Core i9-12900F

2.4 GHz | 16-core

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Intel CORE PROCESSOR I9-12900F 2.40GHZ (TURBE 5.1GHZ) 30MB CACHE 16 NUCLEOS, 24 THREADS LGA1700 BX8071512900F -

Buy for CA$492.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65394 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 4459 days newer than Core i7-960.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F

  • Performs up to 27% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-960 - 183 vs 144 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 24 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Battlefield 2042.
Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009


FPS

144

78.68852459016394%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

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Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

183

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$492.11

100%

FPS Winner

Intel CORE PROCESSOR I9-12900F 2.40GHZ (TURBE 5.1GHZ) 30MB CACHE 16 NUCLEOS, 24 THREADS LGA1700 BX8071512900F -

Buy for CA$492.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65394 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009

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Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009


Single-Core

491

19.338322174084286%

Multi-Core

1663

11.97264218862491%

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Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2539

100%

Multi-Core

13890

100%

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Intel Core i7-960

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Intel Core i9-12900F

Oct 20th, 2009Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i9
BloomfieldCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
24
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.4 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
130 WTDPNot Available
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
24.0xMultiplier24.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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