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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 1078 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 4% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-9900 - 167 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - £482.99 vs £558.88
- Up to 17% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-9900 - £2.89 vs £3.49 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 24 vs 16 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i9-9900 3.1GHz LGA1151 Box
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Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
167
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.89/FPS
100%
Price, £
£482.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KS Special Edition, 8C+8c/24T, 3.40-5.50GHz, Boxed without Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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