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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €288.66 vs €364.76
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 3% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-11900K - 514 vs 500 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 24 vs 16 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K, processore per sistemi desktop 8 core fino a 5,3 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e 400 selezionati) 125 W
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Intel BX8071512900K, Core I9-12900 K 3.20 GHz Chip
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2371
95.87545491306106%
Multi-Core
10948
83.9313094142901%
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Core i9-12900
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
336 FPS
€4.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,399
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336 FPS
€4.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,429
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319 FPS
€5.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,669
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290 FPS
€9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,695.19
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343 FPS
€6.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,399
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343 FPS
€29.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€10,010.43
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379 FPS
€5.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,999.99
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332 FPS
€6.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,046.98
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450 FPS
€6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,699.99
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361 FPS
€5.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,846.63
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