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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS 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 i9-12900KS is 91 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 9% better in No Man's Sky than Pentium Gold G7400 - 206 vs 189 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 81% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - £89.99 vs £482.99
- Up to 79% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i9-12900KS - £0.48 vs £2.34 per FPS
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
206
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.34/FPS
20%
Price, £
£482.99
18%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KS Special Edition, 8C+8c/24T, 3.40-5.50GHz, Boxed without Cooler
Buy for £482.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 38 minutes ago
Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
189
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.48/FPS
100%
Price, £
£89.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Pentium® Gold G7400 Desktop Processor 6M Cache, up to 3.7 GHz
Buy for £89.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 37 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900KS | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 5th, 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 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 150 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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