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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 747 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10940X.
Advantages of Core i9-10940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 28 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 9% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-10940X - 225 vs 207 FPS
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - £328.01 vs £947.50
- Up to 68% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-10940X - £1.46 vs £4.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel® Core™ i9-10940X X-series Processor, 19.25M Cache, 3.30 GHz Cascade BX
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
225
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.46/FPS
100%
Price, £
£328.01
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
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10940X | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 16 |
28 | Threads | 24 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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