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Intel logo Core i9-12900KS
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Intel logo Core i7-7740X

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General information Core i9-12900KS Core i7-7740X
Launched Q2 2022 Q3 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1700 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Alder Lake Kaby Lake-X
Clock 3.4 GHz 20.9 % 4.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.5 GHz 0 % 4.5 GHz 18.2 %
Cores 16 0 % 4 75 %
Threads 24 0 % 8 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 112 W 25.3 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-12900KS Core i7-7740X
Overall Score 73054 0 % 49927 31.7 %
Future Proof 88 % 0 % 60 % 31.8 %
Benchmark Score 28483 0 % 6214 78.2 %
Single Thread Score 4333.6 0 % 2699.4 37.7 %
Encrypting Data 31860.5 MB/s 0 % 3261.3 MB/s 89.8 %
Compressing Data 558.5 MB/s 0 % 131.5 MB/s 76.5 %
String objects sorting 61264.2 thousand/s 0 % 17234 thousand/s 71.9 %
Prime numbers generation 160.2 millions/s 0 % 31.3 millions/s 80.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 146672 millions/s 0 % 30475.4 millions/s 79.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 113080 millions/s 0 % 18886.2 millions/s 83.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-12900KS, Core i7-7740X.

Average frames per second Core i9-12900KS Core i7-7740X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 171.8 FPS 103.0 FPS
High settings 274.8 FPS 164.7 FPS
Medium settings 343.5 FPS 205.9 FPS
Low settings 429.4 FPS 257.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 40.1 %

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 i9-12900KS Core i7-7740X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 179.2 FPS 138.5 FPS
High settings 286.8 FPS 221.7 FPS
Medium settings 358.5 FPS 277.1 FPS
Low settings 448.1 FPS 346.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.7 %
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