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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $519
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MSRP in USD: $519
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 4013 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £118.88 vs £422.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i9-12900 - £2.16 vs £2.29 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 235% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i7-2600K - 184 vs 55 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 24 vs 8 threads
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
55
29%
Value, £/FPS
£2.16/FPS
100%
Price, £
£118.88
100%
Value Winner
CORE I7-2600K 3.40GHZ
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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
Very High
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-2600K or Core i9-12900
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
59 FPS
£27.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,626.75
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59 FPS
£15.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£916
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82 FPS
£20.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,641.51
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109 FPS
£21.08/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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100 FPS
£15.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,551.46
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100 FPS
£26.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,637.09
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82 FPS
£20.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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100 FPS
£42.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,260.17
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109 FPS
£20.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,188.1
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82 FPS
£21.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,758.35
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