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Core i9-9900KS vs Core i9-12900K

Core i9-9900KS vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i9-9900KS on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 738 days newer than Core i9-9900KS.

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 4% better in The Outer Worlds than Core i9-9900KS - 216 vs 208 FPS
  • Consumes up to 2% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 125 vs 127 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 24 vs 16 threads
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The Outer Worlds

The Outer Worlds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9900KS Logo
Core i9-9900KS

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019


FPS

208

96%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

216

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.01/FPS

100%

Price, €

€434.79

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 434.79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 267 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9900KS Logo
Core i9-9900KS

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9900KS Logo
Core i9-9900KS

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019


Single-Core

1780

68%

Multi-Core

8596

56%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i9-9900KS Logo

Core i9-9900KS

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Oct 28th, 2019Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
16
16Threads
24
4.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
5.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
127 WTDP
125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
40.0x
Multiplier32.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

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