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Core i9-12900KS vs Pentium G3460

Core i9-12900KS vs Pentium G3460: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KS

3.4 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for 311.6 on Amazon

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Intel Pentium G3460

3.5 GHz | 2-core

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Intel Pentium G3460 3,5 GHz Gebrauchter Dual-Core-CPU-Prozessor 3M 53W LGA 1150

Buy for 41.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76511 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KS

3.4 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for 311.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76511 minutes ago

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Intel Pentium G3460

3.5 GHz | 2-core

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Intel Pentium G3460 3,5 GHz Gebrauchter Dual-Core-CPU-Prozessor 3M 53W LGA 1150

Buy for 41.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76511 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3460 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 2815 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3460.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS

  • Performs up to 12% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Pentium G3460 - 184 vs 164 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3460 - 24 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3460

  • Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €41.87 vs €311.6
  • Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 53 vs 150 Watts
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

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Game Graphics

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Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


FPS

184

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€311.6

13%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for 311.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76511 minutes ago

Intel Pentium G3460 Logo
Pentium G3460

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


FPS

164

89.13043478260869%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€41.87

100%

Intel Pentium G3460 3,5 GHz Gebrauchter Dual-Core-CPU-Prozessor 3M 53W LGA 1150

Buy for 41.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76511 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

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1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

Intel Pentium G3460 Logo
Pentium G3460

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


Single-Core

2692

100%

Multi-Core

16223

100%

Intel Pentium G3460 Logo
Pentium G3460

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


Single-Core

613

22.771173848439823%

Multi-Core

1044

6.4353078961967585%

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo

Intel Core i9-12900KS

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Intel Pentium G3460 Logo

Intel Pentium G3460

Apr 5th, 2022
Release DateJul 21st, 2014
Core i9CollectionPentium
Alder LakeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores2
24
Threads2
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
5.2 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
150 WTDP
53 W
10 nm
Process Size22 nm
34.0xMultiplier
35.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD (Haswell)
Yes
OverclockableNo

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