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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G7400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G7400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 61 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Pentium Gold G7400 - 128 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G7400
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - €104.99 vs €396.89
- Up to 72% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-12900KF - €0.86 vs €3.1 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
128
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.1/FPS
27%
Price, €
€396.89
26%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF 3,2 GHz LGA1700 Tra, CM8071504549231 Schwarz
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Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
122
95%
Value, €/FPS
€0.86/FPS
100%
Price, €
€104.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 desktop processor 12. Generation (Basistaxkt: 3.7 GHz, PCIe 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support) BX80715G7400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900KF | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Pentium Gold G7400
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
128 FPS
€25.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,249.9
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118 FPS
€17.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,122.52
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94 FPS
€18.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,724.9
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107 FPS
€15.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,649.67
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94 FPS
€19.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,799.9
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94 FPS
€20.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899.9
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107 FPS
€18.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,994.9
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94 FPS
€20.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,884.9
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81 FPS
€19.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,549
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118 FPS
€19.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,259
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