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Pentium G4500 vs Core i9-12900K

Pentium G4500 vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K

Buy for 493.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Pentium G4500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2256 days newer than Pentium G4500.

Advantages of Pentium G4500

  • Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 51 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 22% better in Overwatch 2 than Pentium G4500 - 397 vs 325 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4500 - 24 vs 2 threads
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Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Pentium G4500 Logo
Pentium G4500

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

325

82%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

397

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.24/FPS

100%

Price, €

€493.5

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K

Buy for 493.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Pentium G4500 Logo
Pentium G4500

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G4500 Logo
Pentium G4500

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


Single-Core

703

27%

Multi-Core

1138

7%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Pentium G4500 Logo

Pentium G4500

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Sep 1st, 2015Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i9
SkylakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
2Threads
24
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
51 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
35.0x
Multiplier32.0x
Intel HD 530Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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