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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 4459 days newer than Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 4% better in Control than Core i7-960 - 206 vs 199 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i9-12900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
19.85442782046098%
Multi-Core
1663
12.74915670039865%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Core i9-12900
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
88 FPS
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Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3060
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Radeon RX 6700
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