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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 747 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Core i9-10900X - 207 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - €559.0 vs €659.85
- Up to 17% better value when playing Control than Core i9-10900X - €2.7 vs €3.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900X - 24 vs 20 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-10900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne mit 3.7 GHz (bis 4,7 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNG)
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
207
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.7/FPS
100%
Price, €
€559
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i9-12900K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900X or Core i9-12900K
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
78 FPS
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