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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 233 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - CA$385.0 vs CA$409.0
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 11% better in Starfield than Core i9-11900 - 78 vs 70 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-11900 - CA$5.24 vs CA$5.5 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 24 vs 16 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
78
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.24/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$409
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i9-12900K
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
18 FPS
CA$436.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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78 FPS
CA$93.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$7,271.18
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39 FPS
CA$55.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,169.09
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