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Pentium 3805U vs Core i9-12900K

Pentium 3805U vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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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

Buy for 230.05 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
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

Buy for 230.05 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 56 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Pentium 3805U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2440 days newer than Pentium 3805U.

Advantages of Intel Pentium 3805U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 24% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Pentium 3805U - 188 vs 152 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3805U - 24 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Intel Pentium 3805U Logo
Pentium 3805U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

152

81%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

188

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.22/FPS

100%

Price, €

€230.05

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

Buy for 230.05 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 56 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Intel Pentium 3805U Logo
Pentium 3805U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium 3805U Logo
Pentium 3805U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


Single-Core

311

12%

Multi-Core

565

4%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Pentium 3805U

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Intel Core i9-12900K

Mar 1st, 2015Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i9
Broadwell-UCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
2Threads
24
1.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
19.0xMultiplier
32.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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