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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1173 days newer than Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700F - 28 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 3% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i9-9940X - 240 vs 234 FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1459
61.769686706181204%
Multi-Core
10734
93.12049969636506%
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 12 |
28 | Threads | 20 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Core i7-12700F
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
139 FPS
£7.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£9.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£8.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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165 FPS
£8.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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118 FPS
£9.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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118 FPS
£8.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
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