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€292.01
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $519
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-11900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €292.01 vs €519.52
- Up to 43% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-12900 - €1.84 vs €3.23 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 1% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-11900K - 161 vs 159 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
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
159
98%
Value, €/FPS
€1.84/FPS
100%
Price, €
€292.01
100%
Value Winner
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® Core™ i9-12900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz
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Updated 8276 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
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
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
73 FPS
€17.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,299
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42 FPS
€100.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€4,223.65
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42 FPS
€52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,184.05
In Stock
77 FPS
€25.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,999
In Stock
62 FPS
€18.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,129.99
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105 FPS
€19.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,999.99
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141 FPS
€20.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,869.99
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107 FPS
€17.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899
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88 FPS
€20.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,829
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64 FPS
€43.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,785.8
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