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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 4187 days newer than Core i7-970.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 9% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-970 - 229 vs 211 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-970 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-970 doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
229
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.75/FPS
100%
Price, £
£399.99
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
Epic
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-970 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-970 or Core i9-12900
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
79 FPS
£12.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£992
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96 FPS
£17.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,721.31
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118 FPS
£19.47/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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110 FPS
£36.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
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110 FPS
£14.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,636.93
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110 FPS
£33.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,665.5
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110 FPS
£32.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,557.53
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110 FPS
£29.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,296.56
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96 FPS
£17.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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96 FPS
£19.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
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