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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms Core i7-4960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 3045 days newer than Core i7-4960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 27% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-4960X - 204 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4960X - 24 vs 12 threads
Resident Evil 4
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
204
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Value, $/FPS
$2.12/FPS
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$432.99
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Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Core i7-4960X
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2013
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4960X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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