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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Pentium 3556U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 2986 days newer than Pentium 3556U.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 15 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 28% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Pentium 3556U - 212 vs 165 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 24 vs 2 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
212
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.43/FPS
100%
Price, £
£302.35
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Pentium 3556U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3556U | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Pentium 3556U or Core i9-12900KF
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
187 FPS
£10.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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141 FPS
£10.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,419
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118 FPS
£9.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,149
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165 FPS
£8.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,479
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101 FPS
£12.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249.98
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188 FPS
£11.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,100
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101 FPS
£12.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249
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141 FPS
£10/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,409.99
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89 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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157 FPS
£10.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,600.02
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188 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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107 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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141 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
172 FPS
£11.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,899.96
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150 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
118 FPS
£11.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,399.99
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157 FPS
£9.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,539.99
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157 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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187 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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141 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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101 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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89 FPS
£14.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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