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€601.27
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MSRP $599
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 926 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Core i9-9900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-9900 - 166 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $251.35 vs $601.27
- Up to 60% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-9900 - $1.51 vs $3.76 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 24 vs 16 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
166
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.51/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
Highest
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9900 or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
56 FPS
€25.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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56 FPS
€25.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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110 FPS
€18.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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97 FPS
€24.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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166 FPS
€32.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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88 FPS
€24.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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110 FPS
€19.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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70 FPS
€18.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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89 FPS
€21.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,909.9
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110 FPS
€19.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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