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Core i7-930 vs Core i9-12900K

Core i7-930 vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for £330.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for £330.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i7-930 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 4267 days newer than Core i7-930.

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 9% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i7-930 - 317 vs 291 FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-930 - 125 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-930 - 24 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-930 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Resident Evil Village

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Intel Core i7-930 Logo
Core i7-930

Desktop • Feb 28th, 2010


FPS

291

92%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

317

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.04/FPS

100%

Price, £

£330.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £330.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14 minutes ago

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Resolution

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Game Graphics

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Intel Core i7-930 Logo
Core i7-930

Desktop • Feb 28th, 2010

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-930 Logo
Core i7-930

Desktop • Feb 28th, 2010


Single-Core

416

16%

Multi-Core

1424

9%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i7-930 Logo

Core i7-930

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Feb 28th, 2010Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i9
BloomfieldCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
24
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
3.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
130 WTDP
125 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
21.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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