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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 617 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10850K.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 8% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-10850K - 129 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - £422.99 vs £507.35
- Up to 23% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-10850K - £3.28 vs £4.26 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10850K - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Core i9-10850K
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 125 vs 150 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
129
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.28/FPS
100%
Price, £
£422.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KS Special Edition, 8C+8c/24T, 3.40-5.50GHz, Boxed without Cooler
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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KS | vs | Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 5th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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