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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive 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 more expensive Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Core i9-11900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-11900 - 336 vs 325 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - €467.41 vs €490.72
- Up to 8% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-11900 - €1.39 vs €1.51 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 24 vs 16 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i9-11900 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.5GHz Tuboboost: 5GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
336
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.39/FPS
100%
Price, €
€467.41
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900 | vs | 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 |
PC Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
316 FPS
€6.68/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,111
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201 FPS
€5.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,059
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277 FPS
€6.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,909.9
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225 FPS
€5.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,319
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336 FPS
€11.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,784.9
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288 FPS
€9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,784.08
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285 FPS
€5.58/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,589
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291 FPS
€6.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,859
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336 FPS
€11.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,919.9
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154 FPS
€5.58/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€859
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208 FPS
€5.48/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i9-11900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,139
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208 FPS
€5.67/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,179
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238 FPS
€5.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,309
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Laptops Using Core i9-11900 or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
197 FPS
€8.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,588.35
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121 FPS
€27.53/FPS
UHD Graphics 630
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,330.81
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227 FPS
€18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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