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€427
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 233 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-11900 - 166 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €282.63 vs €427.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-12900K - €1.72 vs €2.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor-BX8071512900K
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
164
98%
Value, €/FPS
€1.72/FPS
100%
Price, €
€282.63
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.5GHz Tuboboost: 5GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
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 | 2.5 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i9-11900
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
43 FPS
€40.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,736.24
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43 FPS
€41.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,778.4
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53 FPS
€25.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,337.27
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6 FPS
€555.13/FPS
UHD Graphics 630
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,330.81
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48 FPS
€30.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,479
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48 FPS
€29.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,439
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59 FPS
€27.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,639
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34 FPS
€41.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,409
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61 FPS
€27.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,699
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37 FPS
€37.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,399
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