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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i5-4430S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 3138 days newer than Core i5-4430S.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 9% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-4430S - 332 vs 304 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4430S - 24 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
332
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.27/FPS
100%
Price, £
£422
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-4430S
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4430S | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-4430S or Core i9-12900
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
174 FPS
£9.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,731.06
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174 FPS
£5.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£916
In Stock
205 FPS
£8.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,641.51
In Stock
241 FPS
£9.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,298.03
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229 FPS
£6.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,551.46
In Stock
229 FPS
£11.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,627.19
In Stock
205 FPS
£8.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
In Stock
229 FPS
£18.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,260.17
In Stock
241 FPS
£9.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,188.1
In Stock
205 FPS
£8.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,758.35
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