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Intel logo Core i9-12900
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Intel logo Core i9-7940X

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General information Core i9-12900 Core i9-7940X
Launched Q1 2022 Q3 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i9
Core Family Name Alder Lake Skylake-X
Clock 2.4 GHz 22.6 % 3.1 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.1 GHz 0 % 4.3 GHz 15.7 %
Cores 16 0 % 14 12.5 %
Threads 24 14.3 % 28 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 60.6 % 165 W 0 %
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
14 × 32 kB Instruction
14 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
14 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
1 × 19.25 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-12900 Core i9-7940X
Overall Score 68649 0 % 64023 6.7 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 60 % 30.2 %
Benchmark Score 22210 0 % 16801 24.4 %
Single Thread Score 4051 0 % 2503.5 38.2 %
Encrypting Data 23774 MB/s 0 % 9578.5 MB/s 59.7 %
Compressing Data 410.3 MB/s 2.4 % 420.6 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 45233.7 thousand/s 16.4 % 54106.7 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 125.1 millions/s 0 % 91.5 millions/s 26.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 129663 millions/s 0 % 95441.9 millions/s 26.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 92301.7 millions/s 0 % 59667.3 millions/s 35.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-12900, Core i9-7940X.

Average frames per second Core i9-12900 Core i9-7940X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 158.6 FPS 144.9 FPS
High settings 253.8 FPS 231.8 FPS
Medium settings 317.2 FPS 289.7 FPS
Low settings 396.5 FPS 362.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.7 %

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 i9-12900 Core i9-7940X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 171.8 FPS 163.5 FPS
High settings 274.8 FPS 261.7 FPS
Medium settings 343.5 FPS 327.1 FPS
Low settings 429.4 FPS 408.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.8 %
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