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Core i3-8350K vs Core i9-12900K

Core i3-8350K vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i3-8350K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1491 days newer than Core i3-8350K.

Advantages of Core i3-8350K

  • Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 91 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 13% better in Remnant II than Core i3-8350K - 101 vs 89 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8350K - 24 vs 4 threads
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Remnant II

Remnant II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8350K Logo
Core i3-8350K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

89

88%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

101

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.29/FPS

100%

Price, €

€433.75

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i9-12900K - Vassoio LGA1700 da 3,2 GHz

Buy for 433.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 165 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8350K Logo
Core i3-8350K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8350K Logo
Core i3-8350K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1474

56%

Multi-Core

4238

27%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i3-8350K Logo

Core i3-8350K

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
24
4.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
91 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
40.0x
Multiplier32.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

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