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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G7400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G7400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 and the cheaper Pentium Gold G7400 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 3% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Pentium Gold G7400 - 222 vs 215 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G7400
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £89.99 vs £422.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-12900 - £0.42 vs £1.9 per FPS
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
215
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.42/FPS
100%
Price, £
£89.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Pentium® Gold G7400 Desktop Processor 6M Cache, up to 3.7 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Pentium Gold G7400
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
35 FPS
£46.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,626.75
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35 FPS
£26.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£916
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60 FPS
£27.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,641.51
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93 FPS
£24.71/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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82 FPS
£18.92/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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82 FPS
£32.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,626.2
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60 FPS
£28.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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82 FPS
£51.95/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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93 FPS
£23.53/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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60 FPS
£29.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,758.35
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