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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1173 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 11% better in Lost Ark than Core i9-9900K - 296 vs 266 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - £399.99 vs £425.0
- Up to 16% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-9900K - £1.35 vs £1.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W (BX806849900K)
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
296
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.35/FPS
100%
Price, £
£399.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Updated 255 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Core i9-12900
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
165 FPS
£6.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,054.4
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179 FPS
£9.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,774.51
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192 FPS
£21.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,219.01
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192 FPS
£20.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
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192 FPS
£19.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,698.02
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192 FPS
£10.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999
In Stock
179 FPS
£9.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
In Stock
179 FPS
£10.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
In Stock
195 FPS
£17.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
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195 FPS
£18.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
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