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Core i9-12900K vs Core i7-4980HQ

Core i9-12900K vs Core i7-4980HQ: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £389.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 48 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £389.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 48 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i7-4980HQ on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2986 days newer than Core i7-4980HQ.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 92% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-4980HQ - 169 vs 88 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4980HQ - 24 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4980HQ

  • Consumes up to 62% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 47 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

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Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

169

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.31/FPS

100%

Price, £

£389.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £389.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 48 minutes ago

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Core i7-4980HQ

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

88

52%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

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Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

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Core i7-4980HQ

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

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Core i7-4980HQ

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

1181

45%

Multi-Core

3694

23%

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Intel Core i9-12900K

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Intel Core i7-4980HQ

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateSep 1st, 2013
Core i9CollectionCore i7
Alder LakeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel BGA 1364
Desktop
Segment
Mobile
16
Cores4
24
Threads8
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
125 WTDP
47 W
10 nm
Process Size22 nm
32.0x
Multiplier28.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 5200
Yes
OverclockableNo

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