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€270.6
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-11900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €270.6 vs €508.74
- Up to 35% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-12900 - €1.03 vs €1.59 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 22% better in League of Legends than Core i9-11900 - 319 vs 262 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 24 vs 16 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
262
82%
Value, €/FPS
€1.03/FPS
100%
Price, €
€270.6
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.5GHz Tuboboost: 5GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900
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Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i9-12900
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
298 FPS
€4.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,199
In Stock
299 FPS
€8.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,480.64
In Stock
298 FPS
€3.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,078.49
In Stock
298 FPS
€5.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,762
In Stock
239 FPS
€5.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,399
In Stock
239 FPS
€6.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,657.49
In Stock
305 FPS
€6.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,892.49
In Stock
299 FPS
€9.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,799
In Stock
300 FPS
€7.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,368.52
In Stock
298 FPS
€4.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,387.02
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