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Core i9-12900KF vs Core i7-4930K

Core i9-12900KF vs Core i7-4930K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for £302.35 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for £302.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 54 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Core i7-4930K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 2986 days newer than Core i7-4930K.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 24% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-4930K - 212 vs 171 FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-4930K - 125 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4930K - 24 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

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Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

212

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.43/FPS

100%

Price, £

£302.35

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 £302.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 54 minutes ago

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Core i7-4930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

171

81%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

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Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

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Core i7-4930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

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Core i7-4930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

662

26%

Multi-Core

3336

22%

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Intel Core i9-12900KF

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Intel Core i7-4930K

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateSep 1st, 2013
Core i9CollectionCore i7
Alder LakeCodenameIvy Bridge E
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 2011
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores6
24
Threads12
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.9 GHz
125 W
TDP130 W
10 nm
Process Size22 nm
32.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

PC Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Core i7-4930K

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme

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