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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 553 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900KF.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-10900KF - 166 vs 162 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - $219.21 vs $237.46
- Up to 10% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-10900KF - $1.47 vs $1.63 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 24 vs 20 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
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1920 x 1080
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Highest
Intel Core i9-10900KF Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
166
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.47/FPS
100%
Price, €
€243.32
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900KF | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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