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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900F is 3967 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - CA$339.58 vs CA$650.21
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 146% better in FIFA 23 than Core i7-990X - 248 vs 101 FPS
- Up to 22% better value when playing FIFA 23 than Core i7-990X - CA$2.62 vs CA$3.36 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 24 vs 12 threads
FIFA 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
101
40.725806451612904%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.36/FPS
77.97619047619048%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
100%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
248
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.62/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$650.21
52%
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 i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
22.252855454903507%
Multi-Core
2626
18.9056875449964%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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