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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 61 days older than the more expensive Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-12900 - 205 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €467.41 vs €526.20
- Up to 13% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-12900 - €2.28 vs €2.62 per FPS
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
205
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.28/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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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
95 FPS
€21.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,999
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147 FPS
€14.36/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,111
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100 FPS
€19.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,909.9
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205 FPS
€18.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,784.9
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111 FPS
€25.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,784.08
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19 FPS
€46.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€889
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123 FPS
€19.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,389.9
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205 FPS
€19.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,919.9
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153 FPS
€15.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,309
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Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
71 FPS
€44.72/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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58 FPS
€37.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,195.99
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58 FPS
€32.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,885.11
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102 FPS
€17.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,767.4
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63 FPS
€52.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,299
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63 FPS
€30.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,939.03
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71 FPS
€37.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,660.97
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71 FPS
€34.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,470.02
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71 FPS
€51.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,646.61
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32 FPS
€111.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,578.64
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66 FPS
€53.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,499.01
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102 FPS
€55.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€5,690.02
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63 FPS
€144.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€9,100.39
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66 FPS
€107.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€7,069.76
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63 FPS
€61.06/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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71 FPS
€25.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,793.95
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63 FPS
€48.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,057.86
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