Buy on Amazon
£257.13
In Stock
Prices and StockMSRP $564
Prices and Stock
MSRP $564
Prices and Stock
Prices and Stock
All items are out of stock
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Core i7-9800X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1112 days newer than Core i7-9800X.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 11% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-9800X - 134 vs 121 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9800X - 24 vs 16 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
134
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.92/FPS
100%
Price, £
£257.13
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 £257.13 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 119 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KF | vs | Core i7-9800X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900KF or Core i7-9800X
With selected game settings
106 FPS
£14.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,499
In Stock
129 FPS
£15.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,039
In Stock
119 FPS
£13.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,599
In Stock
92 FPS
£13.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,199
In Stock
115 FPS
£13.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,599.96
In Stock
106 FPS
£13.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,409.99
In Stock
80 FPS
£16.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,299
In Stock
80 FPS
£15.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,249.98
In Stock
129 FPS
£16.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,099.94
In Stock
129 FPS
£17.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,279.94
In Stock
Core i9-12900KF and Core i7-9800X Popular Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
£84
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
£488.99
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Core i7-14700K
£343.97
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Core i7-12700K
£208.69
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
£929.89
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
£295
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
£126.66
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
£204
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Core i9-12900K
£337.85
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
£139.99
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
£239.56
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Core i5-12600K
£238.62
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Core i7-14700KF
£326.3
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Core i5-12600KF
£169.39
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
£354.25
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Core i7-13700K
£315.81
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
£639.99
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Core i9-14900KF
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Core i5-13600KF
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Core i5-12400
£2,511.32
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Core i7-14700F
£312.37
Core i9-12900KF
£257.13
vs
Core i3-12100F
£70
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
£84
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
£488.99
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
Core i7-9800X
vs
Core i7-14700K
£343.97
Core i7-9800X
vs
Core i7-12700K
£208.69
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
£929.89
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
£295
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
£126.66
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
£204
Core i7-9800X
vs
Core i9-12900K
£337.85
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
£139.99
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
£239.56
Core i7-9800X
vs
Core i5-12600K
£238.62
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i7-9800X
vs
Core i7-14700KF
£326.3
Core i7-9800X
vs
Core i5-12600KF
£169.39
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
£354.25
Core i7-9800X
vs
Core i7-13700K
£315.81
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
£639.99
Core i7-9800X
vs
Core i9-14900KF
Core i7-9800X
vs
Core i5-13600KF
Core i7-9800X
vs
Ryzen 5 3600
£101.21
Core i7-9800X
vs
Core i5-12400
£2,511.32