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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 233 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 15% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Pentium Gold G6405 - 324 vs 281 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £66.23 vs £285.35
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Intel S1200 PENTIUM Gold G6405 BOX 2x4,1 58W GEN10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
848
33.35955940204563%
Multi-Core
1760
11.82716215308111%
Intel Core i9-12900KF | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Pentium Gold G6405
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
247 FPS
£5.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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282 FPS
£6.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,862.4
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210 FPS
£6.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,389.6
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148 FPS
£7.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,174.8
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175 FPS
£6.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,117.2
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130 FPS
£8.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,119.6
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174 FPS
£8.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,459.99
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282 FPS
£8.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,299.99
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158 FPS
£8.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,327.2
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258 FPS
£6.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,800
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