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Core i9-10900F vs Core i9-12900K

Core i9-10900F vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i9-10900F

2.8 GHz | 10-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-10900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W

Buy for 383.63 on Amazon

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Core i9-10900F

2.8 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-10900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W

Buy for 383.63 on Amazon

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Updated 231 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i9-10900F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-10900F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 553 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-10900F.

Advantages of Core i9-10900F

  • Up to 12% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €383.63 vs €433.75
  • Up to 8% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i9-12900K - €1.26 vs €1.37 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 4% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i9-10900F - 317 vs 304 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900F - 24 vs 20 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900F doesn't have integrated graphics
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Resident Evil Village

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Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

304

96%

Value, €/FPS

€1.26/FPS

100%

Price, €

€383.63

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-10900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W

Buy for 383.63 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 231 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

317

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.37/FPS

92%

Price, €

€433.75

88%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for 433.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 231 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1676

64%

Multi-Core

8426

55%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo

Core i9-10900F

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Apr 30th, 2020Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9CollectionCore i9
Comet LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10Cores
16
20Threads
24
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
5.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
28.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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