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Core i3-560 vs Core i9-12900K

Core i3-560 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 Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £325.99 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £325.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i3-560 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 4085 days newer than Core i3-560.

Advantages of Core i3-560

  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 73 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 28% better in Battlefield IV than Core i3-560 - 474 vs 370 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-560 - 24 vs 4 threads
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Battlefield IV

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-560 Logo
Core i3-560

Desktop • Aug 29th, 2010


FPS

370

78%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

474

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.69/FPS

100%

Price, £

£325.99

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

Buy for £325.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-560 Logo
Core i3-560

Desktop • Aug 29th, 2010

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-560 Logo
Core i3-560

Desktop • Aug 29th, 2010


Single-Core

443

17%

Multi-Core

932

6%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i3-560 Logo

Core i3-560

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Aug 29th, 2010Release Date
Core i3CollectionCore i9
ClarkdaleCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1156SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4Threads
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
25.0xMultiplier
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable

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