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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 91 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 6% better in League of Legends than Core i9-12900F - 349 vs 328 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $230.32 vs $263.92
- Up to 18% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-12900F - $0.73 vs $0.89 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
328
93.98280802292264%
Value, €/FPS
€0.89/FPS
82.02247191011236%
Price, €
€292.95
87%
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 3687 minutes ago
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
349
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.73/FPS
100%
Price, €
€255.66
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.50 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2539
94.31649331352155%
Multi-Core
13890
85.61918264192812%
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 150 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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