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Pentium G3460 vs Core i9-12900K

Pentium G3460 vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

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

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FPS Winner

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 255.4 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Pentium G3460 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2663 days newer than Pentium G3460.

Advantages of Pentium G3460

  • Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 53 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 31% better in Alan Wake 2 than Pentium G3460 - 132 vs 101 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3460 - 24 vs 2 threads
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Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Pentium G3460 Logo
Pentium G3460

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


FPS

101

77%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

132

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.93/FPS

100%

Price, €

€255.4

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 255.4 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Pentium G3460 Logo
Pentium G3460

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3460 Logo
Pentium G3460

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


Single-Core

613

23%

Multi-Core

1044

7%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Pentium G3460 Logo

Pentium G3460

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Jul 21st, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i9
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
2Threads
24
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
53 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
35.0x
Multiplier32.0x
Intel HD (Haswell)Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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