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Core i9-10900X vs Core i9-12900KF

Core i9-10900X vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i9-10900X

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Intel Core i9-10900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne mit 3.7 GHz (bis 4,7 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNG)

Buy for 683.51 on Amazon

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Updated 7024 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-12900KF 3,2 GHz LGA1700 Tra, CM8071504549231 Schwarz

Buy for 378.3 on Amazon

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Updated 7023 minutes ago

Core i9-10900X

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Intel Core i9-10900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne mit 3.7 GHz (bis 4,7 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNG)

Buy for 683.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7024 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-12900KF 3,2 GHz LGA1700 Tra, CM8071504549231 Schwarz

Buy for 378.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7023 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 747 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900X.

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 17% better in World of Warcraft than Core i9-10900X - 221 vs 189 FPS
  • Up to 45% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - €378.30 vs €683.51
  • Up to 53% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i9-10900X - €1.71 vs €3.62 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 125 vs 165 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900X - 24 vs 20 threads
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World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

189

86%

Value, €/FPS

€3.62/FPS

47%

Price, €

€683.51

55%

Intel Core i9-10900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne mit 3.7 GHz (bis 4,7 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNG)

Buy for 683.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7024 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

221

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.71/FPS

100%

Price, €

€378.3

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF 3,2 GHz LGA1700 Tra, CM8071504549231 Schwarz

Buy for 378.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7023 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1576

62%

Multi-Core

9371

63%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo

Core i9-10900X

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Oct 19th, 2019
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9 ExtremeCore i9
Cascade LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2066Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
10
16
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24
3.7 GHz
3.2 GHz
4.5 GHz
5.2 GHz
165 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
37.0x
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Popular Core i9-10900X and Core i9-12900KF Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

313.15

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

168.3

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

273.11

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

398.73

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.84

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

110.27

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

161.25

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

771.1

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

467.41

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.81

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

238.77

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

468.37

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

439.13

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

511

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

378.3

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

313.15

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

168.3

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

273.11

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

398.73

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.84

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

110.27

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

161.25

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

771.1

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

467.41

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.81

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

238.77

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

468.37

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

683.51

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

439.13

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