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Intel logo Core i9-12900
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Intel logo Core i7-9800X

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General information Core i9-12900 Core i7-9800X
Launched Q1 2022 Q4 2018
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 2.4 GHz 36.8 % 3.8 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.1 GHz 0 % 4.5 GHz 11.8 %
Cores 16 0 % 8 50 %
Threads 24 0 % 16 33.3 %
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
8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
8 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
1 × 16.5 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-12900 Core i7-9800X
Overall Score 68643 0 % 58463 14.8 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 68 % 20.9 %
Benchmark Score 22202 0 % 11682 47.4 %
Single Thread Score 4018.6 0 % 2587 35.6 %
Encrypting Data 23573.9 MB/s 0 % 6276.1 MB/s 73.4 %
Compressing Data 406.4 MB/s 0 % 251.1 MB/s 38.2 %
String objects sorting 45244.3 thousand/s 0 % 33160.1 thousand/s 26.7 %
Prime numbers generation 124.2 millions/s 0 % 71.1 millions/s 42.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 130145 millions/s 0 % 58962.9 millions/s 54.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 93463.4 millions/s 0 % 36897.8 millions/s 60.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-12900, Core i7-9800X.

Average frames per second Core i9-12900 Core i7-9800X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 158.6 FPS 128.4 FPS
High settings 253.7 FPS 205.4 FPS
Medium settings 317.2 FPS 256.8 FPS
Low settings 396.5 FPS 321.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 19 %

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 i7-9800X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 171.4 FPS 153.5 FPS
High settings 274.2 FPS 245.6 FPS
Medium settings 342.8 FPS 307.0 FPS
Low settings 428.5 FPS 383.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.4 %
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