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Intel logo Core i9-12900K
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Intel logo Core i7-7800X

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General information Core i9-12900K Core i7-7800X
Launched Q4 2021 Q2 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Alder Lake Skylake-X
Clock 3.2 GHz 8.6 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.2 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 23.1 %
Cores 16 0 % 6 62.5 %
Threads 24 0 % 12 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 241 W 0 % 140 W 41.9 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
6 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
1 × 8.25 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-12900K Core i7-7800X
Overall Score 71916 0 % 53722 25.3 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 59 % 30.6 %
Benchmark Score 26749 0 % 8329 68.9 %
Single Thread Score 4197 0 % 2373.9 43.4 %
Encrypting Data 29840.5 MB/s 0 % 4338.2 MB/s 85.5 %
Compressing Data 526.4 MB/s 0 % 182 MB/s 65.4 %
String objects sorting 57899.4 thousand/s 0 % 23465.6 thousand/s 59.5 %
Prime numbers generation 147 millions/s 0 % 45.2 millions/s 69.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 139060 millions/s 0 % 41473.2 millions/s 70.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 105061 millions/s 0 % 25802.2 millions/s 75.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-12900K, Core i7-7800X.

Average frames per second Core i9-12900K Core i7-7800X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.3 FPS 114.3 FPS
High settings 269.4 FPS 182.8 FPS
Medium settings 336.7 FPS 228.6 FPS
Low settings 420.9 FPS 285.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 32.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i9-12900K Core i7-7800X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 177.2 FPS 145.2 FPS
High settings 283.5 FPS 232.3 FPS
Medium settings 354.4 FPS 290.4 FPS
Low settings 443.0 FPS 363.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 18.1 %
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