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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 4735 days newer than Core i7-940.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 28% better in Battlefield IV than Core i7-940 - 474 vs 370 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 125 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-940 doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366
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Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i9-12900K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-940 or Core i9-12900K
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
319 FPS
€9.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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319 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,893.36
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361 FPS
€6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,164.9
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300 FPS
€5.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,789
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300 FPS
€5.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,777
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474 FPS
€7.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,689.9
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381 FPS
€5.35/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,039.9
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327 FPS
€5.81/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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474 FPS
€8.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
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