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MSRP $539
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 233 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900K.
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 3% better in No Man's Sky than Core i9-11900K - 204 vs 198 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i9-11900K
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €319.90 vs €492.65
- Up to 33% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i9-12900K - €1.62 vs €2.41 per FPS
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
204
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.41/FPS
67%
Price, €
€492.65
64%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
198
97%
Value, €/FPS
€1.62/FPS
100%
Price, €
€319.9
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
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900K | vs | Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900K or Core i9-11900K
With selected game settings
198 FPS
€10.45/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,069.9
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178 FPS
€25.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€4,609.47
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57 FPS
€15.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€909
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169 FPS
€11.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899.9
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178 FPS
€14.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,572.63
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57 FPS
€15.07/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-11900K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€859
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162 FPS
€13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,209
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171 FPS
€21.63/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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204 FPS
€15.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,154.9
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46 FPS
€25.22/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€1,159.9
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