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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-11900KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €268.88 vs €515.34
- Up to 46% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900 - €1.13 vs €2.1 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 3% better in Rust than Core i9-11900KF - 245 vs 237 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
237
96%
Value, €/FPS
€1.13/FPS
100%
Price, €
€268.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF, processore per sistemi desktop sbloccato 8 core fino a 5,3 GHz 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900KF | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Core i9-12900
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
107 FPS
€12.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,299
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80 FPS
€26.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,118.02
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107 FPS
€14.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,499
In Stock
97 FPS
€30.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€2,999
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80 FPS
€52.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€4,232.73
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163 FPS
€11.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,799
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115 FPS
€10.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,209.9
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137 FPS
€10.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,504.21
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101 FPS
€12.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,229.86
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101 FPS
€11.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,179
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