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Core i7-5960X vs Core i9-12900KF

Core i7-5960X vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 2621 days newer than Core i7-5960X.

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 15% better in Battlefield IV than Core i7-5960X - 470 vs 408 FPS
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 125 vs 140 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 24 vs 16 threads
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Battlefield IV

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

408

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

470

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.86/FPS

100%

Price, €

€403.39

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF 3,2 GHz LGA1700 Tra, CM8071504549231 Schwarz

Buy for 403.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 232 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1274

50%

Multi-Core

7389

50%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo

Core i7-5960X

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Sep 1st, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i9
Haswell ECodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
16
16Threads
24
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
140 WTDP
125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
30.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

PCs Using Core i7-5960X or Core i9-12900KF

With selected game settings

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