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MSRP $599
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 553 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Core i9-10900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 8% better in God of War than Core i9-10900 - 193 vs 178 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $251.35 vs $389.18
- Up to 41% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-10900 - $1.30 vs $2.19 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900 - 24 vs 20 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10900 (Base Clock: 2.80GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box BX8070110900
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
193
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.3/FPS
100%
Price, €
€251.35
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-10900 or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
79 FPS
€18.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,440.54
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79 FPS
€17.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,413.51
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140 FPS
€14.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,072.06
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127 FPS
€18.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,387.38
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193 FPS
€27.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€5,313.51
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116 FPS
€18.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,161.26
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140 FPS
€15.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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96 FPS
€13.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,314.41
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117 FPS
€16.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,909.9
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140 FPS
€15.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€2,117.11
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