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£422.99
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Prices and StockMSRP $739
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MSRP $739
Prices and StockMSRP $513
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MSRP $513
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 385 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900KF.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 6% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-11900KF - 134 vs 127 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - £422.99 vs £460.34
- Up to 13% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-11900KF - £3.16 vs £3.62 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-11900KF
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 125 vs 150 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
134
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.16/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
Buy for £422.99 on Amazon
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Updated 35 minutes ago
Intel Core i9-11900KF
Buy for £460.34 on Amazon
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Updated 35 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KS | vs | Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
Apr 5th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900KS or Core i9-11900KF
With selected game settings
61 FPS
£17.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,074
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66 FPS
£17.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,174
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43 FPS
£24.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,069
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76 FPS
£18.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,369
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92 FPS
£15.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,469
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108 FPS
£17.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,929
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43 FPS
£21.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£929.95
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50 FPS
£27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,349.95
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66 FPS
£18.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,234.95
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108 FPS
£21.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,289.95
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