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In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 553 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $53.27 vs $218.51
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 58 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 48% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Pentium Gold G6400 - 717 vs 485 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400
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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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
805
30.725190839694655%
Multi-Core
1669
10.806086112010359%
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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