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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Pentium B970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 3595 days newer than Pentium B970.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B970
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 46% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Pentium B970 - 130 vs 89 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B970 - 24 vs 2 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
130
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.96/FPS
100%
Price, €
€384.62
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K LGA1700 Tablett, 3,2 GHz, CM8071504549230
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium B970
Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B970 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium B970 or Core i9-12900K
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
78 FPS
€16.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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95 FPS
€16.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,533.54
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73 FPS
€19.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,399
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73 FPS
€18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,369
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94 FPS
€21.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,056.15
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80 FPS
€20.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,619
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67 FPS
€19.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,329
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116 FPS
€21.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,479
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105 FPS
€21.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,279
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59 FPS
€18.63/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099
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