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$210
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $422
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $494
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MSRP in USD: $494
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-11900F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $210.0 vs $432.99
- Up to 49% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i9-12900F - $1.08 vs $2.12 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 5% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i9-11900F - 204 vs 195 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900F - 24 vs 16 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
195
95%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
204
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.12/FPS
50%
Price, $
$432.99
48%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for $432.99 on Amazon
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Updated 5532 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900F | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900F or Core i9-12900F
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
103 FPS
$10.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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