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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G7400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F and the cheaper Pentium Gold G7400 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 7% better in Far Cry 5 than Pentium Gold G7400 - 242 vs 227 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G7400
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £84.99 vs £346.81
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Intel® Pentium® Gold G7400 Desktop Processor 6M Cache, up to 3.7 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2026
79.79519495864513%
Multi-Core
4329
31.166306695464364%
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| Not Available | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Pentium Gold G7400
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
160 FPS
£9.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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