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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1031 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Core i9-9900KF
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-9900KF - 183 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $219.10 vs $239.43
- Up to 13% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-9900KF - $1.33 vs $1.53 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 24 vs 16 threads
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Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
183
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Value, €/FPS
€1.33/FPS
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Price, €
€243.2
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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 i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900KF | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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