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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 2682 days newer than Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 30% better in Rust than Core i7-5960X - 245 vs 189 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
245
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.72/FPS
100%
Price, £
£422
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
High
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5960X or Core i9-12900
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
80 FPS
£20.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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80 FPS
£11.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£916
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97 FPS
£16.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,641.51
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120 FPS
£19.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,298.03
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112 FPS
£13.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,551.46
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112 FPS
£23.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,637.09
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97 FPS
£17.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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112 FPS
£38.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,260.17
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120 FPS
£18.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,188.1
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97 FPS
£18.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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