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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Pentium B950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 3791 days newer than Pentium B950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B950
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 37% better in Sea of Thieves than Pentium B950 - 273 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B950 - 24 vs 2 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
273
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.35/FPS
100%
Price, £
£369.34
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K 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
Mythical
Pentium B950
Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B950 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 19th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Pentium B950 or Core i9-12900K
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
202 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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