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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 553 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 15% better in Minecraft than Core i9-10900 - 853 vs 739 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - €428.99 vs €442.65
- Up to 17% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-10900 - €0.5 vs €0.6 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900 - 24 vs 20 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Processore desktop Intel® CoreTM i9-10900 10 core fino a 5,2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Chipset Series) 65 W
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
853
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.5/FPS
100%
Price, €
€428.99
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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900 or Core i9-12900K
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
617 FPS
€2.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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832 FPS
€2.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,379
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769 FPS
€6.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€4,810.28
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853 FPS
€3.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,299
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710 FPS
€2.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,729
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617 FPS
€2.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,459
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747 FPS
€2.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,129
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769 FPS
€7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€5,850.84
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796 FPS
€2.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,979
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