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In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 1586 days newer than Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 15% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i9-7940X - 271 vs 235 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900F - 28 vs 24 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
271
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.44/FPS
100%
Price, £
£388.96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 14 |
| 24 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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