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In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4560 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4560 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1766 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4560.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 19% better in Elden Ring than Pentium G4560 - 135 vs 113 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4560 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4560
- Up to 95% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $20.87 vs $392.64
- Up to 93% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-12900K - $0.21 vs $3.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 54 vs 125 Watts
Elden Ring
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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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
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Pentium G4560
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
113
83%
Value, €/FPS
€0.21/FPS
100%
Price, €
€23.17
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G4560 - 3.5 GHz - 2 cores - 4 threads - 3 MB cache - LGA1151 Socket - Box
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TOP 5 Games
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium G4560
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Pentium G4560 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 54 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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