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Core i9-12900K vs Pentium B960

Core i9-12900K vs Pentium B960: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W and Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition 8GB PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card

Buy for 435.83 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W and Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition 8GB PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card

Buy for 435.83 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3059 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Pentium B960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 3686 days newer than Pentium B960.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 18% better in Rocket League than Pentium B960 - 786 vs 668 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B960 - 24 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium B960

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 35 vs 125 Watts
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Rocket League

Rocket League

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

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Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

786

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.55/FPS

100%

Price, €

€435.83

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W and Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition 8GB PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card

Buy for 435.83 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3059 minutes ago

Intel Pentium B960 Logo
Pentium B960

Mobile • Oct 2nd, 2011


FPS

668

84%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Intel Pentium B960 Logo
Pentium B960

Mobile • Oct 2nd, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Pentium B960 Logo
Pentium B960

Mobile • Oct 2nd, 2011


Single-Core

318

12%

Multi-Core

531

3%

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Intel Core i9-12900K

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Intel Pentium B960 Logo

Intel Pentium B960

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateOct 2nd, 2011
Core i9CollectionPentium
Alder LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket G2 (988B)
Desktop
Segment
Mobile
16
Cores2
24
Threads2
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.2 GHz
5.2 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
125 WTDP
35 W
10 nm
Process Size32 nm
32.0x
Multiplier22.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Yes
OverclockableNo

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