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Core i9-12900KF vs FX-8350

Core i9-12900KF vs FX-8350: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for £300.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 395 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for £300.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 395 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms FX-8350 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 3299 days newer than FX-8350.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 118% better in Counter-Strike 2 than FX-8350 - 524 vs 240 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8350 - 24 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

524

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.57/FPS

100%

Price, £

£300.38

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for £300.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 395 minutes ago

AMD FX-8350 Logo
FX-8350

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


FPS

240

46%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

AMD FX-8350 Logo
FX-8350

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

AMD FX-8350 Logo
FX-8350

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


Single-Core

488

19%

Multi-Core

1995

13%

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateOct 23rd, 2012
Core i9CollectionFX
Alder LakeCodenameVishera
Intel Socket 1700SocketAMD Socket AM3+
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores8
24
Threads8
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
125 WTDP125 W
10 nm
Process Size32 nm
32.0x
Multiplier20.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

PC Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or FX-8350

Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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