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Pentium B940 vs Core i9-12900KF

Pentium B940 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 Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $270.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 161 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 Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $270.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 161 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Pentium B940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 3791 days newer than Pentium B940.

Advantages of Pentium B940

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 35 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 2% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Pentium B940 - 193 vs 189 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B940 - 24 vs 2 threads
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium B940 Logo
Pentium B940

Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011


FPS

189

98%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

193

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.4/FPS

100%

Price, $

$270.09

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $270.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 161 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium B940 Logo
Pentium B940

Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium B940 Logo
Pentium B940

Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011


Single-Core

310

12%

Multi-Core

538

4%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Pentium B940 Logo

Pentium B940

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Jun 19th, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i9
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
2Threads
24
2.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
35 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
20.0xMultiplier
32.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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