Buy on Amazon
£169.95
In Stock
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $519
Availability
MSRP in USD: $519
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-7800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1653 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7800X
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £169.95 vs £399.99
- Up to 52% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-12900 - £0.91 vs £1.9 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 13% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-7800X - 210 vs 186 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-7800X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7800X - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-7800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-7800X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
186
88%
Value, £/FPS
£0.91/FPS
100%
Price, £
£169.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-7800X 3.50 GHz LGA 2066 CPU Box - Black
Buy for £169.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 114 minutes ago
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
Buy for £399.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 113 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-7800X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7800X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | 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 |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-7800X or Core i9-12900
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
61 FPS
£15.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£962
In Stock
84 FPS
£20.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,721.31
In Stock
113 FPS
£20.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,298.03
In Stock
103 FPS
£38.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£3,999.99
In Stock
103 FPS
£36.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£3,749.82
In Stock
103 FPS
£27.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,797.42
In Stock
103 FPS
£40.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£4,150.29
In Stock
84 FPS
£20.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,699
In Stock
84 FPS
£22.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,849
In Stock
107 FPS
£32.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£3,499
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
