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Pentium 3805U vs Core i9-12900KF

Pentium 3805U vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £302.35 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £302.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 47 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Pentium 3805U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 2440 days newer than Pentium 3805U.

Advantages of Intel Pentium 3805U

  • 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 68% better in Rust than Pentium 3805U - 248 vs 148 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3805U - 24 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Rust.
Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Pentium 3805U Logo
Pentium 3805U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

148

60%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

248

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.22/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

Buy for £302.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 47 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Pentium 3805U Logo
Pentium 3805U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium 3805U Logo
Pentium 3805U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


Single-Core

311

12%

Multi-Core

565

4%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Pentium 3805U

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Intel Core i9-12900KF

Mar 1st, 2015Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i9
Broadwell-UCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
2Threads
24
1.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
19.0xMultiplier
32.0x
Intel HD
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Pentium 3805U or Core i9-12900KF

Rust, 1920 x 1080, High

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