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Pentium 987 vs Core i9-12900KF

Pentium 987 vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Pentium 987 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 3198 days newer than Pentium 987.

Advantages of Pentium 987

  • Consumes up to 86% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 17 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 38% better in Alan Wake 2 than Pentium 987 - 131 vs 95 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 987 - 24 vs 2 threads
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Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013


FPS

95

73%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

131

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.16/FPS

100%

Price, €

€413.53

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 413.53 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 223 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013


Single-Core

228

9%

Multi-Core

382

3%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Pentium 987 Logo

Pentium 987

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Feb 1st, 2013Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i9
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1023SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
2Threads
24
1.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
17 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
15.0xMultiplier
32.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Pentium 987 or Core i9-12900KF

With selected game settings

Pentium 987 and Core i9-12900KF Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

274.85

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.89

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,012.71

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

493.5

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

773.75

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

263.82

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

148.1

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

161.69

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F
Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

82.15

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

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

413.53

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

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

413.53

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

274.85

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.89

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,012.71

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

413.53

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

493.5

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

773.75

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

263.82

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

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

413.53

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

413.53

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

148.1

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

413.53

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

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

413.53

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

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

413.53

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

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

413.53

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

161.69

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

413.53

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

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

413.53

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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

413.53

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

413.53

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

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