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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900F is 1173 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 10% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-9800X - 128 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - CA$618.44 vs CA$3200.92
- Up to 83% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-9800X - CA$4.67 vs CA$27.79 per FPS
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
116
90.625%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$27.79/FPS
16.804605973371718%
Price, CA$
CA$3200.92
19%
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores Up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 3.8 BX80673I79800X
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
128
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.67/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$618.44
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1368
53.879480110279644%
Multi-Core
7353
52.937365010799134%
Intel Core i7-9800X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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