Compare processors

Intel logo Core i9-12900
versus
Intel logo Core i7-8700

Intel Core i9-12900 logo Intel Core i7-8700 logo
General information Core i9-12900 Core i7-8700
Launched Q1 2022 Q4 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA1151-2
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Alder Lake Coffee Lake
Clock 2.4 GHz 25 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.1 GHz 0 % 4.6 GHz 9.8 %
Cores 16 0 % 6 62.5 %
Threads 24 0 % 12 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 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
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 630
Performance Core i9-12900 Core i7-8700
Overall Score 68648 0 % 53705 21.8 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 62 % 27.9 %
Benchmark Score 22208 0 % 8319 62.5 %
Single Thread Score 4014.5 0 % 2629.1 34.5 %
Encrypting Data 23652.1 MB/s 0 % 4514.4 MB/s 80.9 %
Compressing Data 404.1 MB/s 0 % 183.9 MB/s 54.5 %
String objects sorting 45266.2 thousand/s 0 % 24054.5 thousand/s 46.9 %
Prime numbers generation 124.9 millions/s 0 % 35.2 millions/s 71.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 128135 millions/s 0 % 45006.6 millions/s 64.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 92480.1 millions/s 0 % 27995.7 millions/s 69.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-12900, Core i7-8700.

Average frames per second Core i9-12900 Core i7-8700
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 158.6 FPS 114.2 FPS
High settings 253.8 FPS 182.8 FPS
Medium settings 317.2 FPS 228.5 FPS
Low settings 396.5 FPS 285.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 28 %

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 i7-8700
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 171.5 FPS 145.2 FPS
High settings 274.4 FPS 232.3 FPS
Medium settings 343.1 FPS 290.4 FPS
Low settings 428.8 FPS 362.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.4 %
Configuration Settings
Gaming astronaut image
Video game
Required
Screen resolution Screen resolution image
Required
Screen resolution image
Compare processors
Processor image
Processor Processor image
Selected processors