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€403.89
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Prices and StockMSRP $439
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MSRP $439
Prices and StockMSRP $519
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MSRP $519
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-11900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Core i9-11900
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €403.89 vs €526.20
- Up to 19% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-12900 - €2.57 vs €3.19 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 5% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-11900 - 165 vs 157 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 24 vs 16 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
157
95%
Value, €/FPS
€2.57/FPS
100%
Price, €
€403.89
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.5GHz Tuboboost: 5GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900
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Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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Updated 301 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900 | vs | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| 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 | 2.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-11900 or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
74 FPS
€14.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,049
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128 FPS
€15.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,999
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92 FPS
€14.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,299
In Stock
36 FPS
€26.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€939
In Stock
135 FPS
€11.62/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,569
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139 FPS
€13.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,819
In Stock
146 FPS
€16.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,389.9
In Stock
80 FPS
€14.61/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,169
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101 FPS
€12.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,289
In Stock
39 FPS
€22.03/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€859
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Laptops Using Core i9-11900 or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
106 FPS
€36.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,889.33
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133 FPS
€24.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,199
In Stock
92 FPS
€23.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,195.99
In Stock
92 FPS
€20.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,885.11
In Stock
106 FPS
€29.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,175.09
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97 FPS
€34.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,299
In Stock
72 FPS
€22.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,588.35
In Stock
97 FPS
€31.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,074.64
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106 FPS
€35.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,799
In Stock
15 FPS
€222.05/FPS
UHD Graphics 630
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,330.81
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€403.89
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€374.09
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€403.89
vs
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€191.05
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€403.89
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Core i9-11900
€403.89
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€392.14
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€403.89
vs
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€410.98
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€403.89
vs
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€1,169
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€403.89
vs
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€472.75
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€403.89
vs
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€295.82
Core i9-11900
€403.89
vs
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€82.15
Core i9-11900
€403.89
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€339
Core i9-11900
€403.89
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Core i9-11900
€403.89
vs
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Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
€167.92
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
€81.38
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
€319
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
€198.8
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
€342
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
€339
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i7-14700K
€402.63
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i7-12700K
€273.23
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
€122.9
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
€383.9
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
€773.35
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
€1,012.71
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
€161.69
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
€489
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i9-12900K
€493.5
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
€171.73
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
€252.93
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i5-12600K
€199.76
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i7-14700KF
€374.09
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i5-12600KF
€191.05
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i7-13700K
€392.14
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i9-12900KF
€410.98
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
€1,169
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i9-14900KF
€472.75
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i5-13600KF
€295.82