Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900T outperforms Core i7-2960XM on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900T is 3775 days newer than Core i7-2960XM.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900T
- Performs up to 44% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-2960XM - 244 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2960XM - 24 vs 8 threads
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Core i7-2960XM
Mobile • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i9-12900T
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2960XM | vs | Intel Core i9-12900T |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 1.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 55 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 14.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
