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Core i7-965 vs Core i9-12900KF

Core i7-965 vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for £257.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7260 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for £257.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7260 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Core i7-965 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 4735 days newer than Core i7-965.

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 8% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i7-965 - 240 vs 223 FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-965 - 125 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-965 - 24 vs 8 threads
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This is a free version of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2.
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

223

93%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

240

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.07/FPS

100%

Price, £

£257.02

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for £257.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7260 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

485

19%

Multi-Core

1683

11%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Core i7-965 Logo

Core i7-965

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Nov 17th, 2008
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7 ExtremeCore i9
BloomfieldAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
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16
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24
3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
3.5 GHz
5.2 GHz
130 W
125 W
45 nm
10 nm
24.0x
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