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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 3% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i9-11900 - 132 vs 128 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £338.66 vs £401.63
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2130
83.89129578574241%
Multi-Core
8816
63.470122390208786%
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Core i9-11900
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
101 FPS
£12.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,249.99
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105 FPS
£14.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,479.99
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22 FPS
£65.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,434
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