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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 3351 days newer than Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 27% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-3970X - 269 vs 211 FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 65 vs 150 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3970X - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3970X doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Single-Core
648
26.20299231702386%
Multi-Core
3305
25.337319840539713%
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3970X or Core i9-12900
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
158 FPS
£10.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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109 FPS
£15.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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158 FPS
£25.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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158 FPS
£20.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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169 FPS
£17.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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136 FPS
£12.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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152 FPS
£9.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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205 FPS
£8.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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136 FPS
£13.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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136 FPS
£14.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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