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Core i7-920 vs Core i9-12900KF

Core i7-920 vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-12900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for 349.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 183 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-12900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for 349.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 183 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Core i7-920 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 4735 days newer than Core i7-920.

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 72% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-920 - 199 vs 116 FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-920 - 125 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-920 - 24 vs 8 threads
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Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-920 Logo
Core i7-920

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

116

58%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

199

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.75/FPS

100%

Price, €

€349.2

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for 349.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 183 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-920 Logo
Core i7-920

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-920 Logo
Core i7-920

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

415

16%

Multi-Core

1434

10%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Core i7-920 Logo

Core i7-920

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Nov 17th, 2008Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i9
BloomfieldCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
24
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
2.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
130 WTDP
125 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
20.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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