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Core i9-12900KS vs Core i9-10850K

Core i9-12900KS vs Core i9-10850K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KS

3.4 GHz | 16-core

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Buy for 536.01 on Amazon

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Updated 262 minutes ago

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Core i9-10850K

3.6 GHz | 10-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop-Prozessor, 10 Kerne, bis zu 5,2 GHz, übertaktbar, LGA1200 (Chipsatz der Intel® 400er Reihe), 125 W

Buy for 299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 262 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KS

3.4 GHz | 16-core

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Buy for 536.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 262 minutes ago

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Core i9-10850K

3.6 GHz | 10-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop-Prozessor, 10 Kerne, bis zu 5,2 GHz, übertaktbar, LGA1200 (Chipsatz der Intel® 400er Reihe), 125 W

Buy for 299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 262 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i9-10850K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-10850K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 617 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-10850K.

Advantages of Core i9-12900KS

  • Performs up to 15% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-10850K - 188 vs 164 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10850K - 24 vs 20 threads

Advantages of Core i9-10850K

  • Up to 44% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €299.00 vs €536.01
  • Up to 36% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-12900KS - €1.82 vs €2.85 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 125 vs 150 Watts
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


FPS

188

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.85/FPS

64%

Price, €

€536.01

55%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KS Processor 30 MB Smart Cache Box Silber

Buy for 536.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 262 minutes ago

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Core i9-10850K

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020


FPS

164

87%

Value, €/FPS

€1.82/FPS

100%

Price, €

€299

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop-Prozessor, 10 Kerne, bis zu 5,2 GHz, übertaktbar, LGA1200 (Chipsatz der Intel® 400er Reihe), 125 W

Buy for 299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 262 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

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Core i9-10850K

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


Single-Core

2706

100%

Multi-Core

16090

100%

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Core i9-10850K

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020


Single-Core

1759

65%

Multi-Core

9038

56%

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Apr 5th, 2022
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Core i9Core i9
Alder LakeComet Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1200
Desktop
Desktop
16
10
24
20
3.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
5.2 GHz5.2 GHz
150 W
125 W
10 nm
14 nm
34.0x
36.0x
UHD Graphics 770UHD Graphics 630
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