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Ryzen 7 8840U vs Core i9-12900K

Ryzen 7 8840U vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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In Stock

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 255.4 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 218 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Ryzen 7 8840U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 762 days older than Ryzen 7 8840U.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 8840U

  • Consumes up to 78% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 28 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Lost Ark than Ryzen 7 8840U - 301 vs 297 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 8840U - 24 vs 16 threads
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Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U Logo
Ryzen 7 8840U

Mobile • Dec 6th, 2023


FPS

297

99%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

301

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.85/FPS

100%

Price, €

€255.4

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 255.4 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 218 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U Logo
Ryzen 7 8840U

Mobile • Dec 6th, 2023

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U Logo
Ryzen 7 8840U

Mobile • Dec 6th, 2023


Single-Core

2504

96%

Multi-Core

8764

57%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Intel Core i9-12900K

Dec 6th, 2023
Release DateNov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 7CollectionCore i9
Not AvailableCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket FP8SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
16
16Threads
24
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
5.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
28 W
TDP125 W
4 nm
Process Size10 nm
33.0x
Multiplier32.0x
Radeon 780MIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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