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Core i7-975 vs Core i9-12900KF

Core i7-975 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 £260.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 245 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 £260.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 245 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Core i7-975 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 4538 days newer than Core i7-975.

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 26% better in Battlefield IV than Core i7-975 - 470 vs 374 FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-975 - 125 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-975 - 24 vs 8 threads
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Battlefield IV

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-975 Logo
Core i7-975

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009


FPS

374

80%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

470

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.55/FPS

100%

Price, £

£260.26

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 £260.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 245 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-975 Logo
Core i7-975

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-975 Logo
Core i7-975

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009


Single-Core

540

21%

Multi-Core

1888

13%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Core i7-975 Logo

Core i7-975

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Jun 2nd, 2009Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7 ExtremeCollectionCore i9
BloomfieldCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
24
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
130 WTDP
125 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
25.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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