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Core i5-4210U vs Core i9-12900K

Core i5-4210U vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for 419.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8807 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for 419.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8807 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i5-4210U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2761 days newer than Core i5-4210U.

Advantages of Core i5-4210U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 12% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i5-4210U - 200 vs 178 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4210U - 24 vs 4 threads
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Crysis 3 Remastered

Crysis 3 Remastered

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-4210U Logo
Core i5-4210U

Mobile • Apr 14th, 2014


FPS

178

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

200

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.1/FPS

100%

Price, €

€419.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for 419.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8807 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-4210U Logo
Core i5-4210U

Mobile • Apr 14th, 2014

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4210U Logo
Core i5-4210U

Mobile • Apr 14th, 2014


Single-Core

749

29%

Multi-Core

1445

9%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i5-4210U Logo

Core i5-4210U

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Apr 14th, 2014
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5Core i9
HaswellAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168Intel Socket 1700
Mobile
Desktop
2
16
4
24
1.7 GHz
3.2 GHz
2.7 GHz
5.2 GHz
15 W
125 W
22 nm
10 nm
17.0x
32.0x
Intel HD 4400UHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-4210U or Core i9-12900K

With selected game settings

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