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€525.06
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MSRP $539
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-11900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900K.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-11900K - 133 vs 132 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i9-11900K
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €441.97 vs €525.06
- Up to 15% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-12900 - €3.35 vs €3.95 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
132
99%
Value, €/FPS
€3.35/FPS
100%
Price, €
€441.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.5GHz Tuboboost: 5.1GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900K
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900 or Core i9-11900K
With selected game settings
127 FPS
€21.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,769.9
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105 FPS
€19.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,999
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36 FPS
€23.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€859
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37 FPS
€25.38/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€939
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36 FPS
€22.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-11900K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€809
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110 FPS
€33.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€3,699
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133 FPS
€23.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,179.9
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118 FPS
€20.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,384.9
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105 FPS
€19.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,064.9
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89 FPS
€14.16/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€1,259.9
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Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Core i9-11900K
With selected game settings
78 FPS
€24.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,920.23
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108 FPS
€29.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,199
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88 FPS
€44.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,898.97
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78 FPS
€28.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,195.99
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88 FPS
€36.08/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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82 FPS
€40.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,299
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82 FPS
€37.5/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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88 FPS
€43.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,799
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82 FPS
€46.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,847.09
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88 FPS
€40.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,576.17
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