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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1525 days newer than Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 13% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i9-7960X - 248 vs 220 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
248
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.28/FPS
100%
Price, £
£316.97
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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7960X or Core i9-12900KF
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
174 FPS
£9.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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119 FPS
£10.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,287.6
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204 FPS
£10.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,090.4
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145 FPS
£10.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,552.8
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89 FPS
£14.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,264.8
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101 FPS
£13.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,387.2
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204 FPS
£11.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,349.99
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89 FPS
£16.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£1,469.41
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